A/HRC/10/45 page 3 10. OHCHR had at 31 December 2008 a total of 460 staff in the Professional category and above, of which 317 are considered regular staff. Of the professional staff members, 310 work in Geneva, 13 work in the New York office, while 137 work in 38 different locations in the field.2 11. Nationals from 98 countries are represented in the Professional and above workforce; one staff member is from Palestine. Of these 98 nationalities, 10 are underrepresented in the Secretariat,3 70 are considered within range (38 below mid-point4 and 32 above mid-point5), while 18 nationalities are overrepresented6 in the Secretariat. II. RESULTS OF EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN TO ACHIEVE EQUITABLE GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION 12. Despite the decision of the General Assembly referenced above to discontinue 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 concept of geographic diversity by regional grouping when assessing the composition of the staff of OHCHR.7 This 2 Country offices, regional offices and human rights advisers located in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Moldova, Republic of Nepal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Uganda and Palestine. 3 Underrepresented (at 30 November 2008): Angola, Cambodia, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 4 Within range, below mid-point (at 30 November 2008): Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, Gambia, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Paraguay, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Viet Nam. 5 Within range, above mid-point (at 30 November 2008): Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Burundi, Canada, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mali, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, Serbia, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, Uzbekistan. 6 Overrepresented (status at 30 November 2008): Australia, Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Ukraine. 7 A/59/65-E/2004/48; A/59/65/Add.1-E/2004/48/Add.1, A/61/115, A/61/115/Add.1, A/62/845, A/62/845/Add.1.