A/RES/59/266
United Nations
Distr.: General
15 March 2005
General Assembly
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 114
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2004
[on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/650)]
59/266. Human resources management
The General Assembly,
Recalling Articles 8, 97, 100 and 101 of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling also its resolutions 49/222 A and B of 23 December 1994 and
20 July 1995, 51/226 of 3 April 1997, 52/219 of 22 December 1997, 52/252 of
8 September 1998, 53/221 of 7 April 1999, 55/258 of 14 June 2001, 57/305 of
15 April 2003 and 58/296 of 18 June 2004, as well as its other relevant resolutions
and decisions,
Having considered the relevant reports on human resources management
questions submitted to the General Assembly for its consideration 1 and the related
report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2
I
Human resources management reform
1.
Reaffirms the principles set out in sections I and II of its resolution
53/221 and section I of its resolution 55/258 concerning human resources
management and the role of the Office of Human Resources Management of the
Secretariat;
Affirms that the Office of Human Resources Management shall remain
2.
the central authority within the Secretariat for the interpretation and enforcement of
the Staff Regulations and Rules, without prejudice to regulation 12.3;
Stresses the crucial importance of a transparent and timely flow of
3.
information from the Secretariat to Member States in matters related to human
resources management reform;
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1
A/58/283, A/58/666, A/58/704, A/59/65-E/2004/48 and Add.1, A/59/152, A/59/211, A/59/213, A/59/217,
A/59/222, A/59/253, A/59/263 and Add.1 and 2, A/59/264, A/59/291, A/59/299, A/59/357, A/59/388,
A/C.5/58/L.13 and A/C.5/59/4.
2
A/59/446.
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