A/RES/52/234 Page 3 11. Emphasizes that expeditious implementation of action 3, contained in the report of the SecretaryGeneral entitled "Renewing the United Nations: a programme for reform",7 is relevant to his task of managing the Secretariat in accordance with Articles 97, 100 and 101 of the Charter of the United Nations, and is essential for sustaining the momentum of reform; 12. Looks forward to the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on, inter alia, the implementation of action 3, to be submitted to the General Assembly at the main part of its fifty-third session; 13. Notes with concern that functions that should be performed by the staff of the United Nations are being performed by gratis personnel, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that functions such as verification of claims, processing reimbursement of contingent-owned equipment and development of personnel databases, which are considered to be core functions, are performed by United Nations personnel; 14. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General of 9 March 1998;8 15. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that future quarterly reports on the acceptance of type II gratis personnel are issued in a timely fashion and that they contain more accurate, comprehensive, complete and integrated information about gratis personnel, similar to the information provided in the first report on type II gratis personnel,9 so as to enable Member States to take informed decisions; 16. Approves the revised guidelines on gratis personnel as reflected in the report of the SecretaryGeneral of 21 November 199710 and the recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in paragraph 11 of its report2 and annex I thereto, as well as the explanation contained in that annex, subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 17. Decides to amend paragraph 9 of the report of the Secretary-General10 as follows: "9. Gratis personnel may not supervise staff members in the exercise of their official duties or be involved in decisions affecting the status, rights and entitlements of staff members. The only exception to this rule would be in those cases where the gratis personnel might have managerial responsibility for staff members who provide direct support to them."; 18. Also decides to add at the end of the first sentence of paragraph 12 of the report10 the following words: "unless there are exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the Secretary-General, in which case the approval of the General Assembly should be sought to maintain the gratis personnel beyond this period"; 7 A/51/950. 8 A/52/823. 9 A/52/709 and Corr.1. 10 A/52/698. /...