Reaffirming the importance of continuing the ongoing efforts to address the imbalance regarding the regional representation of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner, Underlining that the paramount consideration for employing staff at every level is the need for the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, and taking into account Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, expressing its conviction that this objective is compatible with the principle of equitable geographical distribution, Reaffirming that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters, 1. Takes note with interest of the statement made by the High Commissioner in her report that achieving geographical balance in the staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will remain one of her priorities, and requests the High Commissioner and her successors to undertake all measures needed to redress the current imbalance in geographical distribution of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner; 2. Takes note of the various measures proposed and already taken to address the imbalance in geographical distribution of the staff, while stressing that the imbalance in geographical distribution is still prominent; 3. Also takes note of the commitment of the High Commissioner to develop additional measures to improve the geographical balance of the Office of the High Commissioner, as stated in the conclusion of her report;