At country level, UNICEF staff continue to be very active in UNCT theme groups.

Decides to approve the position of Chief of Staff at the D 1 level

This post is being filled with a staff member at the P 3 level.

3. Decides to approve the position of Chief of Staff at the D 1 level

The new posts include a Senior Conflict Management Officer at the P 5 level, an Information Advocacy and Outreach Officer at the P 3 level and two General Service (Other level) support staff.

UNICEF is discussing the performance reports for staff at the level of Assistant Secretary General and above.

The amount of 2,088,800 provides for the salaries, common staff costs and staff assessment for seven continuing posts and one additional post at the P 3 level.

The amount of 895,500 provides for the salaries, common staff costs and staff assessment for three continuing posts and one new post at the P 4 level.

(d) Enhancing services to the UNODC field offices so that field office staff will have the same level of services and functionalities as the staff at Vienna

Following the departure of a number of staff, core UNMOVIC staff at the Professional level now total 46, drawn from 24 nationalities, nine of whom are women.

Three General Service (Other level) support staff

Interim procedures have been followed in regard to the competitive selection of staff under the 200 series, specifically as concerns the appointment of staff at the Local level.

All numbers represent the highest level of staff.

The strength of the subregional offices is at the level of 21 per cent of all ECA professional staff or 14 per cent of all ECA staff, including General Service.

The post of Chief would be established at the D 1 level to allow the incumbent to have a dialogue at an appropriate level with senior management and to ensure the confidence of all staff.

The personnel of the UNMOVIC field office in Cyprus consist of four staff members, two at the Professional and two at the General Service level.

Until recently, only staff members at the level of Assistant Secretary General and above were required to file financial disclosure statements.

At the mission level, the force headquarters provides standardized induction courses for contingents and staff officers that include civil military coordination.

11.23 The resources of 1,330,400, at the maintenance level, provide for the continuation of four existing posts and related non post resources (other staff costs, consultants and experts and travel of staff).

At the country level, it will require optimal teamwork, with UNICEF Representatives leading and securing availability and involvement of all relevant staff.

However, it wished to know why the average grade level of Congolese staff had been budgeted at G 2, step 1, and what the budgeted level was in other peacekeeping missions.

(iv) Implementation of managed reassignments of entry level Professional staff

(iv) Implementation of managed reassignments of entry level Professional staff

NS National Staff NO National Officer GS General Service (Other level) GS (PL) General Service (Principal level)

Currently, at the senior management level in the Office, developing countries are well represented since four out of seven posts subject to geographical distribution at the D 1 level and above are encumbered by staff from developing countries.

In paragraph 323, the Board recommended that UNICEF file performance reports for all staff members, including at the Assistant Secretary General level and above, in compliance with United Nations staff rule 101.3 (c).

Under the supervision of the Chief of the Women's Rights Section of the Division for the Advancement of Women at the P 5 level, a staff member at the P 4 level serves as the Secretary of the Committee.

To mention just one example although women are 43.9 of the staff of the Federal Public Administration, the proportion of women in Committee positions corresponds to 47.8 at the lowest level (DAS 1) and 16.6 at the highest level (DAS 6).

A number of organizations are actively participating at the country level in International Volunteer Day and involve United Nations Volunteers when briefing their staff.

CEB members observe that in addition to the programmes at the Staff College, many joint training activities by the organizations of the system already take place at the country level.

Staff at the Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska Ministries of Interior were trained in handling budgets at the local level, in particular in matching operational planning and budget management.

The recruitment of staff to posts subject to geographical distribution is governed by the system of desirable ranges at the global United Nations Secretariat level.

In brief, the Committee recommends that the ethics office be headed by a staff member at the D 2 level, rather than at the Assistant Secretary General level, since it is the Secretary General who must provide leadership and guidance in this area.

The amount of 5,452,600 provides for the salaries, common staff costs and staff assessment for 23 continuing posts, one additional post at the P 4 level and the reclassification of two posts (P 4 to P 5).

The provision of 116,900, at a maintenance level, would cover the cost of language training as well as administrative and financial training for the staff of the Secretariat units at Gigiri.

The staff member has a special post allowance to the P 2 level.

10. Decides to retain the post of the Chief of Staff to the Special Representative of the Secretary General at the level of Assistant Secretary General

Special post allowances should be restricted to exceptional circumstances when a staff member at a lower grade was temporarily performing functions at a higher grade pending the filling of the post at its appropriate level.

14.62 The amount of 696,400, at the maintenance level, provides for the continuation of three posts. Non post requirements, at the maintenance level of 33,800 would cover travel of staff ( 21,100) maintenance of office automation equipment ( 9,200) and replacement of data processing equipment ( 3,500).

It is envisaged that the scope of annual financial disclosure and declaration of interest will be broadened from the Assistant Secretary General Under Secretary General level to include all staff at the D 1 level and above.

In consideration of the above, the Secretary General recommends that the General Assembly extend the financial disclosure requirement currently applicable to staff members at the Assistant Secretary General level and above to all staff members at the D 1 L 6 and D 2 L 7 levels.

These problems have been attributed in part to the high level of staff turnover and staff members' lack of qualifications and experience.35

Abbreviations NS national staff, NO national officer, GS General Service (Other level), GS (PL) General Service (Principal level), UNV United Nations Volunteer

Abbreviations NS national staff, NO national officer, GS General Service (Other level), GS (PL) General Service (Principal level), UNV United Nations Volunteer

The unutilized balance of 62,200 relates to the vacancy of one post for one month and one post being encumbered by a staff at a lower level.