A/HRC/45/4 recruitment process (“regular” staff) against regular budget posts subject to geographical distribution and extrabudgetary posts, by nationality, grade and sex as at 30 June 2020. 9. The table in annex II provides a breakdown of the following categories of additional OHCHR staff in the Professional and higher categories not included in the table in annex I, also by nationality, grade and sex as at 30 June 2020: (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. 10. It should be recalled that in section IX, paragraph 14, of its resolution 63/250, the General Assembly re-emphasized that the system of geographical ranges was designed to apply to countries rather than to regions or groups. The information in the present report are therefore provided by country, with the countries listed in alphabetical order. 11. As at 30 June 2020, OHCHR had a total of 905 staff members in the Professional and higher categories, of whom 710 were regular staff. 12. As at 30 June 2020, nationals from 121 countries were represented in the Professional and higher category workforce at OHCHR, in both geographical and non-geographical posts. The latter comprise extrabudgetary posts that are not included under the system of desirable ranges (see para. 4 above). Of those 121 nationalities, 13 were underrepresented in the Secretariat,3 79 were considered within range4 and 29 were overrepresented.5 OHCHR also had nationals from the State of Palestine on its staff. III. Efforts made to achieve equitable geographical representation and gender balance, and the Secretariat staff selection systems 13. Greater geographical diversity of OHCHR staff remains one of the High Commissioner’s priorities, and in March 2020, the Secretary-General launched the Geographical Diversity Strategy for the United Nations Secretariat. The goal of the strategy is greater geographical diversity, with a focus on two principle areas: (a) equitable geographical representation; and (b) greater regional group diversity. OHCHR continues to positively contribute towards achieving equitable geographical representation in the 3 4 5 Underrepresented in the Secretariat as at 31 March 2020: Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Cuba, Dominica, Gabon, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Japan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mozambique, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Suriname, United States of America and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of). Within range in the Secretariat as at 31 March 2020: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen and Zambia. Overrepresented as at 31 March 2020: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uruguay and Zimbabwe. 3