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General to expeditiously conclude inter-agency negotiations on the revised terms of
reference and to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session, including
on the question of the eligibility of the head of the Office of the United Nations
Ombudsman and Mediation Services for other employment in the United Nations
after the expiration of his or her term, taking into consideration, inter alia, the
potential impact on recruitment;
17. Recalls its requests to the Secretary-General, contained in paragraph 67 (a)
of resolution 62/228 and paragraph 21 of resolution 63/253, to report to it on the
revised terms of reference for the Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and
Mediation Services, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the terms of
reference and guidelines for the Mediation Division are promulgated as soon as
possible;
18. Recalls paragraph 12 of resolution 61/261 and paragraph 25 of resolution
62/228 regarding the establishment of a single integrated and decentralized Office of
the Ombudsman for the United Nations Secretariat, funds, and programmes, and
requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the structure of the Office of the
United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services reflects the responsibility of
the United Nations Ombudsman for the oversight of the entire Office;
19. Reaffirms paragraph 29 of resolution 62/228 regarding the process of
nomination and appointment of the United Nations Ombudsman;
20. Concurs with the recommendations made in section V of the report of the
Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of the United Nations Ombudsman
and Mediation Services;2
21. Recalls paragraphs 11 and 12 of resolution 64/233, and welcomes, in this
regard, efforts taken by the Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation
Services, including the launch of the key stakeholders forum, in order to promote
greater harmony in the workplace;
22. Also recalls the recommendations contained in paragraphs 124 to 126
and 128 to 133 of the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office
of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services,2 and requests the
Secretary-General to ensure the full implementation of those recommendations that
are readily implementable and that do not require additional resources or
amendments to the Staff Regulations and Rules, and to include all other
recommendations in his proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013;
23. Notes recommendation 4 in paragraph 129 of the Secretary-General’s
report2 and requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with relevant stakeholders,
to submit a proposal in this regard to the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth
session;
24. Emphasizes that it is important to ensure equal and continued access by
all staff to the informal system of administration of justice, including to the rapid
response teams;
25. Recognizes that the Office of the United Nations Ombudsman and
Mediation Services has limited capacity to respond to crises and requests for in-person
interventions of its current work in the field, and requests the Secretary-General to
address this limitation in future budget proposals;
26. Requests the Secretary-General to take fully into account the balance
between the workload of the regional ombudsmen and the resources allocated to
them in his future proposed programme budgets;
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