4. Requests future High Commissioners to continue enhancing the ongoing efforts in the fulfilment of the goal of a geographical balance in the composition of the staff of the Office; 5. Underlines the importance of continuing promoting geographical diversity in the recruitment of high-level and Professional posts, including senior managers, as a principle of the staffing policies of the Office of the High Commissioner; 6. Affirms the vital importance of geographical balance in the composition of the staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, taking into account the significance of national and regional specificities and various historic, cultural and religious backgrounds, as well as of different political, economic and legal systems, to the promotion and protection of the universality of human rights; 7. Recalls the provisions contained in section X, paragraph 3, of General Assembly resolution 55/258 of 14 June 2001 on human resources management, in which the Assembly reiterated its request to the Secretary-General to increase further his efforts to improve the composition of the Secretariat by ensuring a wide and equitable geographical distribution of staff in all departments; 8. Encourages the General Assembly to consider further measures for promoting desirable ranges of geographical balance in the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner representing national and regional specificities, various historic, cultural and religious backgrounds, as well as the diversity of political, economic and legal systems; 9. Welcomes the significant increase in the human and financial resources allocated to the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner;