A/RES/59/266 working languages of the Secretariat unless the functions of the post require a specific working language; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the definition of language posts to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session in the context of his report on the composition of the Secretariat; Expresses its concern over the deficiencies in the recruitment of 8. international civilian staff in peacekeeping missions as referred to by the Office of Internal Oversight Services in its report, 8 and requests the Secretary-General to make efforts to rectify the situation and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session; Notes with concern the range of weaknesses related to the Galaxy 9. support tool identified by the Office of Internal Oversight Services in its report;4 10. Requests the Secretary-General to fully develop the Galaxy support tool and make it more efficient and user-friendly for the purpose of efficient recruitment, as embodied in Article 101 of the Charter, and to ensure that all applicants are informed about the final result of their applications in a timely fashion; 11. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure the conversion of all printed applications into electronic form upon their submission for inclusion in the Galaxy system and to ensure that those applications are considered in the filling of advertised vacancies, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session; 12. Further requests the Secretary-General to continue to develop screening mechanisms that ensure that all applications submitted in the Galaxy system are treated fairly, that well-qualified candidates are given due consideration and that keywords outside of the vacancy announcements are not used to exclude wellqualified candidates; 13. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the steps necessary to ensure that Galaxy is available in both of the working languages of the Organization; 14. Reiterates its requests to the Secretary-General to inform Member States monthly, through the Internet, through the United Nations public web site and, upon request, in printed form of appointments made; III National competitive examination and General Service to Professional examination 1. Reiterates its decision that the recruitment of qualified staff from the General Service to the Professional category should be limited to the P-1 and P-2 levels and should be permitted for up to 10 per cent of the appointments at those levels; Authorizes the Secretary-General to appoint to posts not subject to 2. geographical distribution at the P-2 level up to seven successful candidates from the General Service to Professional examination each year; _______________ 8 4 See A/59/152.