A/HRC/36/18 range, 2 while 28 nationalities are overrepresented 3 in the Secretariat. OHCHR also has nationals from the State of Palestine on its staff and one stateless staff member. 16. Despite the confirmation by the General Assembly that the system of geographical ranges to be applied to the Secretariat is based on individual countries rather than regions, the Human Rights Council has repeatedly requested that statistics on a regional basis be provided. The table below complies with that request, showing the distribution of OHCHR staff by regional group. It shows clearly a significant improvement in the geographical balance between the regions since 2006. This can be explained by the mobile and dynamic nature of OHCHR staff members and the effect of the various policies of the High Commissioner in improving geographic diversity. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights by region (Percentages at 31 December 2016) Region 2006 2009 2012 2015 20164 Africa 11.1 13.8 16.7 15.5 13.6 Asia 11.9 13.6 15.7 13.7 15.4 Latin America and Caribbean 9.6 13.2 13.3 11.6 12.0 Eastern Europe 3.3 5.7 7.0 7.8 8.1 64.1 53.7 47.3 51.4 50.9 100 100 100 100 100 Western Europe and others Total III. Efforts made to achieve equitable geographical representation and gender balance, and the new Secretariat staff selection and managed mobility system 17. Enhancing the geographical diversity of OHCHR staff remains one of the High Commissioner’s priorities. However, since 1 January 2016, he no longer has the authority to select the candidate he considers best suited for most OHCHR regular positions, as these positons are part of the Political, Peace and Humanitarian Network. Selections for such positions are coordinated centrally through Office of Human Resources Management. 18. As mentioned in the previous report (A/HRC/33/18), on 28 December 2015, the Under-Secretary-General for Management, taking into consideration the provisions of Article 101 of the Charter of the United Nations and pursuant to section 4.2 of the Secretary-General’s bulletin on procedures for the promulgation of administrative issuances (ST/SGB/2009/4), for the purpose of implementing General Assembly resolution 68/265 of 9 April 2014, staff regulation 1.2 (c) and the Secretary-General’s bulletin on the introduction of a new staff selection and managed mobility system (ST/SGB/2016/2), promulgated an administrative instruction on staff selection and managed mobility system (ST/AI/2016/1 and Amend. 1). 2 3 4 4 Within range at 31 December 2016: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burundi, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, India, Israel, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yemen. Overrepresented at 31 December 2016: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Uruguay. Source: Umoja.