A/HRC/13/18 8. Table A2 (annex II) provides a breakdown of the following categories of additional OHCHR staff in the Professional category and above not included in table A1 by nationality, grade and sex as at 31 December 2009: (a) Staff holding appointments of less than one year; (b) Staff charged to general temporary assistance funds; (c) Staff employed as technical cooperation project personnel. 9. Paragraph 14 of section IX of General Assembly resolution 63/250 re-emphasizes that the system of geographical ranges is designed to apply to countries rather than to regions or groups. Therefore, the data in this report are provided by country, listed in alphabetical order. 10. As at 31 December 2009, OHCHR had a total of 471 staff in the Professional category and above, of which 347 are considered regular staff. Of the professional staff members, 338 work in Geneva, 14 work in the New York office, while 119 work in 40 different countries in the field.1 11. Nationals from 107 countries are represented in the Professional and above workforce. Of these 107 nationalities, 16 are underrepresented in the Secretariat,2 73 are considered within range (48 below mid-point3 and 25 above mid-point4), while 18 nationalities are overrepresented5 in the Secretariat. II. Results of efforts undertaken to achieve equitable geographical representation 12. Despite the decision of the General Assembly referenced above not to include references to regions in reporting on staff representation, the Commission on Human Rights, the Human Rights Council and the Joint Inspection Unit have made use of the 1 2 3 4 5 Country offices, regional offices and human rights advisers located in Afghanistan, Albania, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Uganda and Occupied Palestinian Territories. Underrepresented (at 31 October 2009): Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Congo, Finland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Mexico, Norway, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America. Within range, below mid-point (at 31 October 2009): Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Gambia, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo and Turkey. Within range, above mid-point (at 31 October 2009): Armenia, Bahamas, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, Uzbekistan. Overrepresented (at 31 October 2009): Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, Italy, Kenya, Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). 3