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8.
The table in annex II provides a breakdown of the following categories of additional
OHCHR staff in the Professional category and above not included in the table in annex I by
nationality, grade and sex as at 31 December 2011:
(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.
In paragraph 14, section IX, of its resolution 63/250, the General Assembly reemphasized that the system of geographical ranges was designed to apply to countries
rather than to regions or groups. The data in the present report are therefore provided by
country and listed in alphabetical order.
10.
As at 31 December 2011, OHCHR had a total of 537 staff members in the
Professional category and above, of whom 444 are considered regular staff. Of the
Professional staff members, 375 work in Geneva, 16 work in the New York office, while
145 work in 49 different countries in the field.1
11.
Nationals from 116 countries are represented in the Professional and above
workforce, in both geographic and non-geographic posts. The latter comprise
extrabudgetary posts that are not included under the system of desirable ranges (see
paragraph 4 above). Of these 116 nationalities, one is officially unrepresented in the
Secretariat,2 34 are underrepresented,3 74 are considered within range (57 below mid-point4
and 17 above mid-point5), while seven nationalities are overrepresented6 in the Secretariat.
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Country offices, regional offices, human rights advisers and integrated offices are located in
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Chad, Chile, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia,
Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar,
Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, the Niger, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Qatar, the Republic of
Moldova, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan,
Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine and in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Unrepresented at 31 October 2011: Afghanistan.
Underrepresented at 31 October 2011: Algeria, Angola, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Colombia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Liberia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Turkey, United States of America, United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Within range, below mid-point at 31 October 2011: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas,
Belarus, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burundi,
Cambodia, Chile, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark,
Eritrea, Estonia, Gambia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Moldova, Senegal,
Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
Within range, above mid-point at 31 October 2011: Bangladesh, Canada, Croatia, Ecuador, Egypt,
Ghana, Guyana, Ireland, Jordan, Malawi, Morocco, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda.
Overrepresented at 31 October 2011: Argentina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon,
Philippines.
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