A/RES/67/255
Human resources management
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Reaffirms that the staff of the United Nations is an invaluable asset of the
Organization, and commends its contribution to furthering the purposes and
principles of the United Nations;
Pays tribute to the memory of all staff members who have lost their lives
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in the service of the Organization;
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Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report
of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions,2 subject to
the provisions of the present resolution;
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Human resources management reform
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Emphasizes the fundamental importance of human resources
management reform in the United Nations as a contribution to the enhancement of
the efficiency and the effectiveness of the United Nations and of the international
civil service, and reaffirms its commitment to the implementation of these reforms;
Reaffirms its support for the integrity and independence of the
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international civil service;
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Notes the variety of human resources management reform initiatives that
the Organization has undertaken since the adoption by the General Assembly of its
resolutions 63/250 and 65/247, and recognizes that the continued implementation of
the reform initiatives will better equip the Organization to address a variable and
demanding environment, in which integration and harmonization will provide the
basis for longer-term efficiencies in productivity and an improved work
environment that will, in turn, better enable the Organization to meet its mandates;
Urges the Secretary-General to ensure that the lessons learned from the
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implementation of previous reforms are taken into consideration in the formulation
of new proposals;
Stresses that such initiatives must be guided by decisions of the General
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Assembly;
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Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at the
main part of its sixty-ninth session a progress report on the implementation of
ongoing human resources management reforms, including those approved in its
resolutions 63/250 and 65/247 and in the present resolution, with a particular focus
on whether these reforms are yielding the expected benefits and other efficiencies
and concrete improvements;
10. Stresses the importance of ensuring coherence among various ongoing
human resources management initiatives in order to enhance their efficiency and
effectiveness and to avoid duplication and contradiction;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that proposals presented for
consideration by the General Assembly are as detailed and comprehensive as
possible and aim to go beyond identifying broad principles, overall direction and
key elements;
12. Recalls paragraph 67 of the report of the Advisory Committee, and
requests the Secretary-General to work with the relevant non-Secretariat entities, as
appropriate, to amend all administrative service arrangements to ensure that the
Secretariat, as the administrating entity, cannot be held financially liable for
administrative decisions taken by employing entities;
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