A/RES/57/305 provide for the recognition of competence and outstanding performance and to facilitate the continuous professional growth of staff at all levels, and to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session on the progress made in the implementation of those measures; 57. Also requests the Secretary-General to make specific proposals for making full use of the potential contribution of the United Nations System Staff College in the development of a common organizational culture and strengthening managerial skills and competencies; Contractual arrangements 58. Reaffirms section III, paragraph 2, of resolution 55/258, and reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to submit definitive and concrete proposals on new contractual arrangements, specifying the differences between existing and proposed types of appointments, for consideration by the General Assembly as soon as possible, and requests the Secretary-General, in the meantime, to continue current contractual arrangements in accordance with existing mandates; III Delegation of authority and accountability 1. Requests the Secretary-General, when implementing measures in regard to the delegation of authority to programme managers, strictly to comply with the principles and policies established in section IV of resolution 53/221 and section VII of resolution 55/258; 2. Also requests the Secretary-General to report on a biennial basis on the progress made in the implementation of the provisions contained in section IV of resolution 53/221 and section VII of resolution 55/258; 3. Further requests the Secretary-General to report on the application of staff rule 104.14 (b) in the context of the comprehensive report on the implementation of human resources management reform; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to expeditiously finalize and issue new administrative instructions on the implementation of section VII, paragraph 8, of resolution 55/258; IV Monitoring capacity in the Office of Human Resources Management 1. Endorses the approach outlined by the Secretary-General to developing a more robust monitoring capacity in the Office of Human Resources Management; 2. Takes note of the intention of the Advisory Committee to revert to this matter5 in the context of its review of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2004–2005; 3. Emphasizes the importance of the monitoring of policies, guidelines and practices by the Office of Human Resources Management, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to ensure that the proper screening process for recruitment, identifying the bestqualified candidates, is conducted by the Office, in accordance with section IV, _______________ 5 See A/57/469, para. 15. 7