A/RES/59/287 activities under the authority of the Organization to convey directly their allegations to the Office of Internal Oversight Services; 6. Stresses that sexual exploitation and abuse constitute serious misconduct and fall under category I; 2 7. Notes that sexual harassment constitutes a serious concern to Member States, and, bearing in mind paragraph 12 of the present resolution, notes that the Office of Human Resources Management and programme managers may be entrusted to conduct investigations in this context; Decides that the Office of Internal Oversight Services may entrust 8. trained programme managers to conduct investigations on its behalf; 9. Also decides that in cases of serious misconduct and/or criminal behaviour, investigations should be conducted by professional investigators; 10. Requests the Secretary-General to implement the proposals of the Office of Internal Oversight Services to increase basic investigation training, as appropriate, for the handling of minor forms of misconduct, to develop written procedures for the proper conduct of investigations and to promote the concept of an independent investigation function within the United Nations; 11. Decides that the results of investigation conducted by programme managers should be reported to the Office of Internal Oversight Services; 12. Requests the Secretary-General to establish an administrative mechanism for the mandatory reporting by programme managers of allegations of misconduct to the Office of Internal Oversight Services and to report on the establishment of such a mechanism to the General Assembly at the resumed part of its sixtieth session; 13. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the introduction of a mandatory reporting mechanism will not adversely affect the right of an individual staff member to report cases of allegations of misconduct directly to the Office of Internal Oversight Services; 14. Further requests the Secretary-General to ensure that where poor management practice is a contributory factor in cases of misconduct, appropriate managerial action is taken by the Office of Human Resources Management; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that an appropriate mechanism is in place to protect staff members who report misconduct within the Secretariat against retaliation; 16. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that, in case of proven misconduct and/or criminal behaviour, disciplinary action and, where appropriate, legal action in accordance with the established procedures and regulations will be taken expeditiously, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that Member States are informed on an annual basis about all actions taken; 17. Further requests the Secretary-General to ensure that all staff of the Organization are informed of the most common examples of misconduct and/or criminal behaviour and their disciplinary consequences, including any legal action, with due regard to the protection of the privacy of the staff member(s) concerned; _______________ 2 2 Ibid., para. 26.