A/HRC/RES/28/1 10. Underlines the importance of continuing to promote geographical diversity in recruitment and promotion at the Professional level and in particular in senior management positions as a principle of the staffing policies of the Office of the High Commissioner; 11. Reaffirms the vital importance of geographical balance in the composition of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner, taking into account the significance of national and regional specificities and various historic, cultural and religious backgrounds and of different political, economic and legal systems to the promotion and protection of the universality of human rights; 12. 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 each and every department; 13. Underlines the priority importance that the General Assembly continue to provide support and guidance to the High Commissioner in the ongoing process of improving the geographical balance in the composition of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner; 14. Requests the High Commissioner to continue to improve his interaction with Member States, including within the framework of President’s statements PRST/15/2 of 1 October 2010, PRST/18/2 of 30 September 2011 and PRST/19/1 of 22 March 2012, and giving particular attention to the composition of the staff; 15. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit on the review of the management and administration of the Office of the High Commissioner,4 and decides to follow up on the staff composition issues highlighted therein; 16. Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General on the report of the Joint Inspection Unit;5 17. Invites the General Assembly and its appropriate subsidiary bodies to give consideration to the present resolution and, as necessary, to the relevant sections of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit4 to the implementation of the present resolution on the composition of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner; 18 Requests the High Commissioner to submit a comprehensive and updated report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-third session following the structure and scope of his report and with a special focus on further measures taken to correct the imbalance in the geographical composition of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner, including targets and timetables and other specific actions; 19. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 55th meeting 26 March 2015 4 5 A/70/68. A/70/68/Add.1. 3