Chapter I MATTERS CALLING FOR ACTION BY THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OR BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION A. Draft resolutions 1. The Commission on the Status of Women recommends to the Economic and Social Council the adoption of the following draft resolutions: DRAFT RESOLUTION I Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat* The Economic and Social Council, Recalling Articles 1 and 101 of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling United Nations to participate and subsidiary also Article 8 of the Charter, which provides that the shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal organs, Recalling further the relevant paragraphs of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 1/ especially paragraphs 79, 306, 315, 356 and 358, Recalling the relevant resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies that have continued to focus on this area since the adoption of Assembly resolution 2715 (XXV) of 15 December 1970, in which the question of the employment of women in the Professional category was first addressed, Noting with concern that the goal of a 30 per cent participation rate of women in posts subject to geographical distribution by the end of 1990 was not achieved, Noting also with concern that the participation rate of women in posts at the D-1 level and above remains unreasonably low, although some welcome improvements have been made in the form of recent appointments by the Secretary-General, Aware that a comprehensive policy aimed at preventing and combating sexual harassment should be an integral part of personnel policy, _______________________ * For the discussion, see chap. II. 1/ Report of the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, Nairobi, 15-26 July 1985 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.85.IV.10), chap. I, sect. A. -7-