A/RES/65/247 34. Regrets that the Secretary-General did not submit proposals on a mobility policy pursuant to section VII of General Assembly resolution 63/250, and in this regard requests that a comprehensive proposal be submitted to the Assembly at its sixty-seventh session; III Young professionals programme 35. Approves the young professionals programme, 6 subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 36. Requests the Secretary-General, as a one-time exceptional measure until 31 December 2012, to make efforts to place in P-3 posts, subject to geographical distribution, successful national competitive recruitment examination candidates who were on the roster as at 31 December 2009 and who show an interest in and are qualified for such positions, decides that such candidates shall not be granted continuing appointments, and requests the Secretary-General to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session; 37. Takes note of paragraph 72 of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,5 and approves the use of 15 per cent of the positions at the P-1 and P-2 levels in field operations financed through the regular budget and voluntary contributions, on the understanding that all other such positions, as well as positions at the P-1 and P-2 levels financed through peacekeeping budgets, will be advertised; 38. Notes with appreciation the recent efforts made by the Secretary-General to expedite the placement of successful candidates from national competitive recruitment examinations, and requests him to ensure the expeditious placement of successful candidates; 39. Decides that the maximum age for eligibility for the young professionals programme is thirty-two; 40. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on the implementation of the young professionals programme, including progress made in reducing the time required to mark the examination and to place successful candidates; IV Performance management 41. Emphasizes that a credible, fair and fully functioning performance appraisal system is critical to effective human resources management, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure its rigorous implementation; 42. Recalls paragraph 2 of section VI of its resolution 63/250, and requests the Secretary-General to continue to develop and implement measures to strengthen the performance appraisal system, in particular by rewarding staff for excellent performance and imposing sanctions for underperformance, and to strengthen the link between performance and career progression, in particular for those staff members in managerial positions, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session; _______________ 6 See A/65/305/Add.4. 5