A/RES/60/266 between the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and relevant United Nations departments and entities, with a view to sharing air assets, when feasible; XII Spare parts 1. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to limit the acquisition of new spare parts in the light of the current high level of holdings, requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session on optimal levels for spare parts in all missions, and also requests that the budget proposals for the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 not exceed those levels; Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 2. sixty-first session on the possible establishment of a mechanism for global management of spare parts at United Nations Headquarters, including the ongoing identification of spare parts requirements, the capacity to redeploy them from other missions and any efficiencies to be achieved from such a mechanism; XIII Better use of technology Requests the Secretary-General to make greater use of videoconferencing facilities and e-learning programmes for training and other purposes and to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session on improvements and efficiencies made through greater utilization of those tools; XIV Staffing of field missions, including the use of 300-series and 100-series appointments Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the staffing of field missions, including the use of 300-series and 100-series appointments 5 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 6 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the staffing of field missions, including the use of 300-series and 100-series appointments;5 2. Recalls section VIII of its resolution 59/296; 3. Decides to continue to suspend the application of the four-year maximum limit for appointments of limited duration until 31 December 2006; 4. Authorizes the Secretary-General, bearing in mind paragraph 3 above, to reappoint, under the 100 series of the Staff Rules, those mission staff whose service under 300-series contracts has reached the four-year limit by 31 December 2006, provided that their functions have been reviewed and found necessary and their performance has been confirmed as fully satisfactory, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session; _______________ 5 6 6 A/60/698 and Corr.1 and 2. A/60/851 and Corr.1.