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11.
Recalls the provisions contained in section X, paragraph 3, of General
Assembly resolution 55/258 of 14 June 2001, on human resources management, in which
the Assembly reiterated its request to the Secretary-General to increase further his efforts to
improve the composition of the Secretariat by ensuring a wide and equitable geographical
distribution of staff in each and every department, and also recalls the request that he
submit to the Assembly proposals for a comprehensive review of the system of desirable
ranges with a view to establishing a more effective tool to ensure equitable geographical
distribution in relation to the total number of staff of the Secretariat;
12.
Encourages the General Assembly to consider further measures to promote
desirable ranges of geographical balance in the staff of the Office of the High
Commissioner, as requested in the present resolution
13.
Recognizes the importance of the follow-up to and implementation of
General Assembly resolution 61/159 of 19 December 2006, and underlines the priority
importance that the Assembly continue to provide support and guidance to the High
Commissioner in the ongoing process of improvement of the geographical balance in the
composition of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner;
14.
Requests the Joint Inspection Unit to undertake a comprehensive follow-up
review of the management and administration of the Office of the High Commissioner, in
particular with regard to its impact on the recruitment policies and the composition of the
staff, and to submit a report thereon and containing concrete proposals for the
implementation of the present resolution to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-seventh
session;
15.
Requests the High Commissioner to submit a comprehensive and updated
report to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-seventh session following the structure
and scope of her report and with a special focus on further measures taken to correct the
imbalance in the geographical composition of the staff of the Office of the High
Commissioner.
47th meeting
21 March 2013
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 31 to 15, with one abstention. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Congo, Costa
Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guatemala, India, Indonesia,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania,
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Uganda, United
Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Against:
Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania,
Spain, Switzerland, United States of America
Abstaining:
Chile]
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