This will be introduced following consultation with the staff representative bodies.

The recruitment of longer term staff would be more geographically representative.

A Staff Council representative has been included in the Learning Advisory Board.

UNDP has invested and will continue to invest in the training of staff including that of the Resident Representative and the Deputy Resident Representative concerning UNDP privileges and obligations in their capacity as staff of the United Nations.

The staff of such institutions should also be representative of different minorities and population groups

The members elected by the staff may be recalled by a majority vote of the staff at the duty station at which the Committee is established, taken at the initiative of any staff representative body at that duty station.

WFP continued to post a senior staff member to Washington to function as a representative to the Bretton Woods Institutions.

36. Decides to establish by 1 March 2008 a five member Internal Justice Council consisting of a staff representative, a management representative and two distinguished external jurists, one nominated by the staff and one by management, and chaired by a distinguished jurist chosen by consensus by the four other members

2. Reaffirms that consultants shall not perform functions of staff members of the Organization or have any representative or supervisory responsibility

At Vietnamese representative missions abroad, the equal rights of woman staff regarding work, tenure, titles and salary have been fully ensured.

34. Emphasizes the importance of the Tribunal's rules and staff regulations promoting the recruitment of a geographically representative staff in the Professional and higher categories, and calls for wider dissemination of vacancy announcements to achieve that goal

Commending the activity of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan and the staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan,

My Special Representative and his staff are already discussing with such parties the conditions under which such a dialogue would lead to a sustainable peace.

My Special Representative and his staff continue to engage with SLA, tribal leaders and the Government to ensure that they take active steps to support humanitarian assistance and ensure the safety and security of all humanitarian staff and supplies.

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

(i) Chairpersons, appointed by the Secretary General after consultation with the staff representative body or bodies at the duty station at which the Committee is established

More significantly, the Office of the High Representative oversaw the transfer of almost all domestic legal staff from the Rule of Law Department to the Court.

My Special Representative will continue to request the Government of Eritrea to respect the privileges and immunities of Mission staff so that they can execute their duties.

The net increase of three international staff posts relates to redeployment of posts to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General in the third quarter of the 2004 05 period (from 10 to 13 international staff posts), within the highest overall strength of 335 international staff posts for the entire period 2004 05.

The Advisory Committee notes that the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General also acts as UNDP resident representative and is the designated official responsible for the security arrangements concerning the staff of all the United Nations agencies, funds and programmes in Côte d'Ivoire.

In countries that do not have an assigned field security coordination officer, an international staff member, usually the UNDP deputy resident representative, is appointed as the country security focal point.

In conclusion, I would like to commend my Special Representative and all civilian and military staff of UNMIL for their contributions to the peace process in difficult and challenging circumstances.

Reiterates the standing rule that consultants shall not perform functions of staff members of the Organization nor have any representative or supervisory responsibility, and calls upon the High Commissioner to

Reiterates the standing rule that consultants shall not perform functions of staff members of the Organization nor have any representative or supervisory responsibility, and calls upon the High Commissioner to

The first of the regular quarterly meetings between my Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and senior staff was held in Kinshasa on 10 and 11 February.

I was accompanied by your Special Representative for Côte d'Ivoire, Pierre Schori, who has personally and through the services of ONUCI provided significant assistance to me and my staff on this mission.

I would like to thank my Special Representative for his tireless efforts, as well as all United Nations staff involved in working to help bring peace to all quarters of the Sudan.

The requirements of 2,687,800 provide for the salaries and common staff costs for 38 staff, including 23 international and 15 national posts 18 additional international, including the upgrading of the D 2 post of Special Representative of the Secretary General to the Assistant Secretary General level, and 13 national level posts.

(d) A chairperson may be removed from the Joint Disciplinary Committee by the Secretary General after consultation with the staff representative body or bodies at the duty station at which the Committee is established.

Provision is made for official travel of the Special Representative of the Secretary General as well as senior staff of the Mission to New York, Geneva and regional countries for meetings and consultations ( 1,683,500).

UNMIS has also increased the number of military observers, United Nations police, and civilian staff in Abyei and my Special Representative, Jan Pronk, has undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce tension in the area.

(ii) At duty stations or missions where there is no established staff representative body, the head of office or mission, after reporting the matter to the Secretary General, shall constitute a panel from among staff present at the duty station to investigate the allegations and to recommend what, if any, disciplinary measure should be imposed.

(e) The Secretary General shall, in consultation with the staff representative body or bodies at the duty station at which a Joint Disciplinary Committee is established, appoint a Presiding Officer from among the panel of chairpersons.

And we recruited wonderful staff, highly motivated staff.

38. Emphasizes the importance of the Tribunal's rules and staff regulations promoting the recruitment of a geographically representative staff in the Professional and higher categories, and welcomes the actions taken by the Tribunal in observance of those rules and regulations, as reported by its President to the seventeenth Meeting of States Parties SPLOS 164 and Corr.1, para. 22.

(f) Establishment of four national General Service staff posts (Language Assistants Drivers), in the Human Rights Unit, and redeployment to the Unit of one national General Service staff post from the Office of the Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, for a total of five national Language Assistants Drivers (A 59 748, para. 16 (b))

Expressing its appreciation and strong support for the ongoing efforts of the Secretary General, his Special Representative for Afghanistan and the staff of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan to promote peace and stability in Afghanistan,

Finally, I should like to reiterate my deep appreciation to my Special Representative, Juan Gabriel Valdés, for his untiring efforts, and to all MINUSTAH staff for their dedication and work in advancing the transitional process in Haiti.

Over the last year, UNIDIR had 29 staff members, 2 of which were directing staff, 3 support staff (administrative and technical), 5 core substantive programme staff, 12 project research staff and 7 visiting research fellows.

Representative

Subsequently, UNAMA has enhanced the role by establishing a Gender Unit consisting of a gender adviser (ad interim pending recruitment), a gender officer and national staff operating within the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General.

Staff

The 347 proposed temporary staff positions comprise 73 international staff and 274 national staff positions, inclusive of 15 national officers.

Finally I should like to pay tribute to the staff of UNOGBIS, led by my Representative in Guinea Bissau, João Bernardo Honwana, and to the entire United Nations country team for their dedicated contribution to Guinea Bissau's peacebuilding efforts.

The rules and regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund provide that the investment of the assets of the Fund will be decided upon by the Secretary General, who has delegated fiduciary responsibility to a designated representative.