Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly A/RES/73/341 resolutions 46/232 of 2 March 1992, 51/241, and 71/263 of 23 December 2016, commends in particular the fact that gender parity was achieved in the Senior Management Group, and requests that further effective measures be taken in this regard; 47. Supports the request of the Secretary-General for Member States to submit the names and résumés of nationals who may be considered for positions of executive heads and senior management of the Secretariat; 48. Welcomes the fact that gender parity has already been reached in the Senior Management Group, and commends the Secretary-General’s commitment to reach gender parity and to recruit staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible across the United Nations Organization; 49. Reiterates the need to ensure equal and fair distribution based on gender balance and as wide a geographical basis as possible, and in this regard recalls its resolutions 46/232 and 51/241, adopted without a vote, which contain the principles that the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity are the paramount considerations in the recruitment and performance of international civil servants and that, as a general rule, there should be no monopoly on senior posts in the United Nations system by nationals of any State or group of States; 50. Requests the Office of Human Resources of the Secretariat to continue with the practice of providing a briefing to the Ad Hoc Working Group on the gender and geographical balance of the executive heads of the United Nations system and the Senior Management Group of the Organization, as well as with a breakdown showing those originating from the States that are permanent members of the Security Council; Strengthening the accountability, transparency and institutional memory of the Office of the President of the General Assembly 51. Emphasizes the important role of the President of the General Assembly within the United Nations Organization, as well as in the overall success of the work of the Assembly; 52. Invites Member States to equally consider women as candidates for the position of President of the General Assembly, and encourages Presidents-elect to continue to strive for both gender and geographical balance within the Office of the President of the General Assembly; 53. Notes with appreciation the decision of Member States to fund the transition period, the trust fund in support of the Office of the President of the General Assembly, seconding national staff as well as the convening of annual retreats; 54. Welcomes the induction programme delivered to the Office of the President of the General Assembly, and calls upon the Secretariat to strengthen the programme through enhanced content and increased delivery time; 55. Recognizes the heavy reliance of the Office of the President of the General Assembly on voluntary contributions to deliver on a growing number of mandates entrusted to it by the Assembly; 56. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide to the President of the General Assembly, within existing resources, adequate administrative, technical, logistical and protocol-related support necessary to effectively execute his or her mandates as president of a principal organ of the United Nations; 57. Recalls that the activities of the President of the General Assembly have increased continuously and markedly in recent years, also recalls the provisions 19-15704 7/8