A/RES/57/305
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Human resources management reform
1.
Appreciates the efforts of the Secretary-General aimed at reforming human
resources management in the Organization, and in this regard reaffirms the importance of
the central role of the Office of Human Resources Management in achieving this objective;
2.
Welcomes the efforts of the Secretary-General to improve conditions of service
within the framework of the common system, and affirms that his endeavours to improve
performance, productivity and results across the Organization are a necessary complement
to improved conditions of service;
3.
Endorses the opinions of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and
Budgetary Questions contained in paragraph 17 of its report;3
4.
Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fiftyninth session in a comprehensive manner on the achievements of the human resources
management reform, when sufficient information will be available on the experiences of
the Secretariat with the implementation of the reform initiatives as implemented within the
prerogative of the Secretary-General or as approved by the Assembly;
5.
Also requests the Secretary-General to conduct a study, through the Office of
Internal Oversight Services of the Secretariat, on the impact of human resources
management reform, in particular on the improvement of recruitment, placement,
promotion and training, including an assessment of the role of the central review bodies
and mobility, within the Secretariat, taking into account, inter alia, the relevant reports of
the Joint Inspection Unit, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth
session;
6.
Further requests the Secretary-General to ensure that all future reports on the
implementation of the human resources management reform focus on the results of such
measures;
Recruitment and placement
7.
Reaffirms the provisions contained in section IV of resolution 55/258, on
recruitment, placement and promotion, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure the
full implementation thereof;
8.
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the highest standards of efficiency,
competence and integrity serve as the paramount consideration in the employment of staff,
with due regard to the principle of equitable geographical distribution, in accordance with
Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations;
9.
Reiterates the value of a transparent process of recruitment, placement and
promotion in the Organization;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure the accountability of programme
managers in the staff selection process, in close collaboration with the Office of Human
Resources Management, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth
session;
11. Also requests the Secretary-General to develop measures, as necessary, in
cooperation with the Office of Internal Oversight Services and the Joint Inspection Unit, to
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