United Nations A/RES/59/271 General Assembly Distr.: General 7 February 2005 Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 118 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2004 [on the report of the Fifth Committee (A/59/648)] 59/271. Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 48/218 B of 29 July 1994 and 54/244 of 23 December 1999, Having considered the annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services for the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, 1 1. Notes with appreciation the work of the Office of Internal Oversight Services; 2. Takes note of the annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services;1 3. Notes the description of the mission of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, as outlined in its annual report, and in this regard stresses that the mission of the Office should be in full conformity with its mandate, as approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 48/218 B; Notes also the information provided by the Office of Internal Oversight 4. Services on the economies and savings generated by its recommendations, and requests the Office to explain its guidelines for measuring the impact of such economies and savings and to report to the General Assembly thereon in its next annual report; Requests the Secretary-General, with regard to paragraph 53 of the 5. annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, to ensure strict conformity with the highest standards of quality when recruiting staff to fill language posts, in accordance with legislative mandates; Notes with concern the findings of the Office of Internal Oversight 6. Services on investigations, as reflected in paragraphs 42 to 47 of its annual report, as well as the fact that some of them reflect serious managerial problems and lack of control; _______________ 1 04-49252 See A/59/359.