A/RES/59/266 14. Recalls its request to the Secretary-General contained in section II, paragraph 2, of its resolution 51/226, as reiterated in section IV, paragraph 10, of its resolution 53/221, section VII of its resolution 55/258 and section III of its resolution 57/305, to enhance managerial accountability with respect to human resources management decisions, including imposing sanctions in cases of demonstrated mismanagement of staff and wilful neglect of, or disregard for, established rules and procedures, while safeguarding the right of due process of all staff members, including managers, and requests the Secretary-General to report comprehensively thereon to it at its sixty-first session; 15. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts, as described in paragraphs 130 to 132 of his report, 5 to report to the General Assembly on the experiences gained in the implementation of such measures and to make additional proposals for action by the Assembly as appropriate; 16. Notes with concern paragraph 91 of the report of the Secretary-General,5 and requests the Secretary-General to reassess the situation; II Recruitment and placement 1. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity serve as the paramount consideration in the employment of staff, with due regard for the principle of equitable geographical distribution, in accordance with Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations; Recognizes the value of a transparent process of recruitment, placement 2. and promotion in the Organization; 3. Notes the proposal of the Secretary-General, 6 on the recommendation of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, 7 to reduce the time required for advertising a vacancy from 60 to 45 days, and decides to revert to this issue in the context of a comprehensive study addressing all factors contributing to the process of selection, recruitment and placement at its sixty-first session; Requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to reduce the 4. period required to fill vacancies by addressing all factors contributing to delays in the process of selection, recruitment and placement and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session; Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to maintain a system of 5. circulating printed copies of all vacancy announcements, in accordance with its resolution 57/305, for distribution to all delegations, except those which indicate otherwise; Reaffirms the need to respect the equality of each of the two working 6. languages of the Secretariat, reaffirms also the use of additional working languages in specific duty stations as mandated, and in this regard requests the SecretaryGeneral to ensure that vacancy announcements specify the need for either of the _______________ 5 A/59/263. Ibid., para. 189. 7 A/59/253, para. 103. 6 3