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members at all levels, an area in which determination and concerted effort have already
brought success. As at 31 December 2010, women accounted for 52.9 per cent of regular
OHCHR staff and 50.7 per cent of temporary staff at the Professional level, equivalent to an
overall percentage of 52.5 per cent.
19.
Similarly, OHCHR will continue its commitment to meeting the goals and
obligations placed upon it under the system of desirable ranges mandated by the General
Assembly. This is reflected in the departmental target relating to the recruitment of
nationals from unrepresented and underrepresented Member States established in the
Secretariat human resources action plan and in the High Commissioner’s Compact. At the
end of 2010, the percentage of recruitments from unrepresented and underrepresented
Member States compared with all geographical recruitments in OHCHR was 46.2, more
than double the Secretariat target of 20 per cent for such recruitments. The 2010 National
Competitive Recruitment Examination, which included the human rights occupational
group, should yield another group of excellent candidates from unrepresented and
underrepresented Member States from which OHCHR will be able to recruit.
IV.
Conclusion
20.
The implementation and results to date of the High Commissioner’s procedures
and framework to improve geographical diversity reflect the priority that the High
Commissioner continues to give to this issue. Noticeable and sustained progress has
been achieved in increasing the geographical diversity of the staff through these
measures. OHCHR remains attentive to the need to maintain the emphasis on the
broadest possible geographical diversity of its staff, and will continue its efforts in this
regard.
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