A/RES/59/266 of the selection, recruitment and placement process in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Assembly; 5. Also requests the Board of Auditors to submit its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session for consideration and action; VI Gender representation 1. Reaffirms the goal of 50/50 gender distribution in all categories of posts within the United Nations system, especially at the senior and policy-making levels, with full respect for the principle of equitable geographical distribution, in conformity with Article 101 of the Charter, and regrets that progress towards attaining this goal has been slow; Expresses concern at the continuing low proportion of women in the 2. Secretariat, in particular the low proportion among them of women from developing countries, especially at the senior levels, and stresses that the continuing lack of representation or underrepresentation of women from certain countries, in particular from developing countries, should be taken into account and that those women should be accorded equal opportunities in the recruitment process, in full conformity with relevant resolutions; Notes with concern that, in posts subject to the system of desirable 3. ranges, 26 women from developing countries were recruited between 1 July 2003 and 30 June 2004 among the 86 women appointed during that period; Requests the Secretary-General to increase his efforts to attain and 4. monitor the goal of gender parity in the Secretariat, in particular at senior levels, and in this context to ensure that women, especially those from developing countries and countries with economies in transition, are appropriately represented within the Secretariat, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session; Also requests the Secretary-General, in the context of attaining this goal, 5. to develop and implement recruitment targets, time frames for meeting those targets and accountability measures; Further requests the Secretary-General to clarify the role of departmental 6. focal points, including in the context of the staff selection system, and their participation in the development and monitoring of the departmental human resource action plans; Encourages Member States to support the efforts of the Secretary7. General by identifying more women candidates and encouraging them to apply for appointment to positions in the Secretariat and by creating awareness among their nationals, particularly women, of vacancies in the Secretariat; VII Post structure Requests the Secretary-General to make proposals to the General Assembly, as appropriate, to reform the post structure with a view to considering a possible increase in the proportion of P-2 and P-3 posts, taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the retirement of many senior staff in the coming years; 7