A/RES/60/254 (h) Also requests the Secretary-General, in the context of the comprehensive review referred to above, to report on staff perception of the impact of the Ethics Office on improving ethics and integrity in the Organization; (i) Further requests the Secretary-General to report on the activities of the Ethics Office and the implementation of ethics policies, in the context of his annual report, for the consideration and decision of the General Assembly, as appropriate, under the agenda item relating to human resources management; Management practices 17. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the contribution made by the Department of Management to the improvement of management practices and the time-bound plan for the reduction of duplication, complexity and bureaucracy in the United Nations administrative processes and procedures; 7 Reporting requirement 18. Endorses the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions as contained in paragraph 12 of its report,2 and requests the Secretary-General to report thereon to the General Assembly under the relevant agenda items, as well as on an overview of the status of implementation of the provisions of the present resolution, as appropriate. 79th plenary meeting 8 May 2006 _______________ 7 4 A/60/342.