A/72/53/Add.1 III. Resolutions 36/1. Composition of staff of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council, Recalling paragraph 5 (g) of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, in which the Assembly decided that the Human Rights Council should assume the role and responsibilities of the Commission on Human Rights relating to the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as decided by the Assembly in its resolution 48/141 of 20 December 1993, Taking note of all relevant resolutions on this issue adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, Bearing in mind that an imbalance in the composition of the staff could diminish the effectiveness of the work of the Office of the High Commissioner if it is perceived to be culturally biased and unrepresentative of the United Nations as a whole, Reaffirming the importance of continuing ongoing efforts to address the imbalance regarding the regional representation of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner, most notably in senior management positions, Noting with concern that the dependence of the Office of the High Commissioner on extrabudgetary resources is at the heart of the imbalance in the composition of its staff, Underlining that the paramount consideration for employing staff at every level is the need for the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, taking into account Article 101, paragraph 3 of the Charter of the United Nations, and expressing its conviction that this objective is compatible with the principle of equitable geographical distribution, Recognizing that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee of the General Assembly entrusted with responsibilities for administrative and budgetary matters, 1. Expresses concern at the imbalance in the geographical representation in the composition of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; 2. Expresses serious concern at the continuous prominent imbalance in the geographical representation of senior management personnel of the Office of the High Commissioner; 3. Requests the High Commissioner, within his administrative responsibilities, to redouble his efforts with a view to redress the current imbalance in the geographical composition of the staff of the Office, paying particularly attention to the senior management level and the posts not subject to geographical distribution; 4. Welcomes the decision to continue to pay special attention to the achievement of a gender balance in the composition of the staff; 5. Underlines the importance of continuing to promote geographical diversity in recruitment and promotion in the Professional category and, in particular, in senior management positions as a principle of the staffing policies of the Office of the High Commissioner; 6. Recognizes that efforts to achieve savings and the efficient utilization of resources should not adversely affect the full implementation of mandated programmes and activities and the measures taken for improving the geographical composition of the staff; 7. 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; 8. Recalls the provisions contained in section IX, paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 63/250 of 24 December 2008, on human resources management, in 4 GE.17-18194