Report of the Secretary-General on Personnel Policy

A/RES/708(VII)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1953.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Employment Policy Geographical Distribution International Civil Service Personnel Management Recruitment Standards

What’s in this document?

3 operative paragraphs

Expresses its confidence that the Secretary- "l. In the performance of their duties the Sec- General will conduct personnel policy with -these conretary-General and the staff shall not seek or receive siderations in mind ; instructions from any government or from any other -~- Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the authority external to the Organization. They shall General Assembly at its eighth session a report on the refrain from any action which might reflect on their progress made in the conduct and development of perposition as international officials responsible only to sonnel policy, together with the comments of the Adthe Organization.

visory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary "2. Each Member of the United Nations under- Questions thereon ; takes to respect the exclusively international charac-

It.vites the Secretary-General and the Advisory ter of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions and the staff and not to seek to influence them in to submit, after appropriate consultations with the adthe discharge of their responsibilities.

ministrative heads of the specialized agencies. their "Article 101 recommendations as to any further action that may be required of the General Assembly;

"l. The staff shall be appointed by the Secretary- General under regulations established by the Gen-

Calls upon all Members of the United Nations eral Assembly.

to assist the Secretarv-General in the discharge of his "

responsibilities as chief administrative officer of the United Nations.

"3. The paramount consideration in the employ- 422nd plenar·y meeting, ment of the staff and in the determination of the

1 April 1953. conditions of service shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence 1 See document A/2364.

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