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250 General Assembly ~- íhirl)-eighth Session 1. Takcs note with concern of the reports submitted to the General Assembly by the Secretary-General on behalf of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, ,-, which show a continuing neglect of the observance of thc principies related to respect for the privileges and immuni- ties of olficials of the Unitcd Nations and the specialized agencies and related organi ✓ations: 2. Exprcssc.1 partirnlar conccrn at thc dctention of a grcat number of officials of the United Nations Relicf and Works Agcncy for Palcstinc Rcfugccs in thc Ncar East and about the cases in which full cxercise of the right of func- tional protcction was impossiblc. as mentioncd in thc rcports of the Sccretary-General: 57 3. Rcaf/irms thc abow-mcntioncd rcsolutions: 4. Wclcomcs the mcasurcs alrcady taken by thc Secre- tary-General to enhance the safety and protcction of intcr- national civil scrvants. as outlincd in paragraph 7 of bis rcport; 58 5. Ca/Is u¡¡on the Sccretary-Gcneral, as chief adminis- trati ve officer of thc Organization. to continue personally to act as thc focal point in promoting and ensuring the observan ce of the pri vilcgcs and immunitics of ofücials of thc U nitcd Nations and thc specialized agencies ami rclated organizations by using such means as are availahlc to him: 6. Wclco111cs thc designation hy the Secretary-Gcneral of officials to takc on spccial rcsponsihilitics for the sccur- ity and protection of thc Organization's pcrsonncl and propcrty: 7. Urges thc Sccretary-Cicneral to give priority through his designatcd olficials, as mentioned in annex III to bis rcport. 58 to thc rcporting and prompt follow-up of cases of arres!, dctcntion and possiblc other mattcrs rclating to the sccurity of officials of thc Unitcd Nations and the special- ized agencies and rclatcd organizations: 8. Cafls upon thc staff ofthc Unitcd Nations to comply with thc obligations arising from the Staff Regulations of thc Unitcd Nations, in particular regulation 1.8: 9. Requcsts the Secrctary-<iencral, as Chairman of the Administrativc Committce on Co-ordination. to suggest in bis annual rcport to be submittcd to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session furthcr mcasures to be taken with regard to thc safctv and protcction of international civil servants. I 041 h plcnary meeting :!O Dcccmhcr /983 38/231. Composition of the Secretariat Thc (icncral :lsscmhlr. Reaf/irming its prcvious resolutions on pcrsonncl policy and in particular resolutions 33/ 143 of 20 December 1978, 35/210 of 17 Decembcr 1980 and 37/235 of21 Deccmber 1982, Noting that sorne limited progress has bcen made with respect to thc situation of unrcpresented and underreprcs- cntcd Member Statcs and towards a balanced and cquita- blc geographical distribution of staff in the Secretariat. Conccrned by the lack of progrcss, especially in thc past ycar, towards increasing the proportion of women in the Sccretariat and, in particular. the failure to reach the target set in section 111 ofresolution 331143. Rccogni=ing the central role of thc Otlice of Personncl Services in the implcmcntation of personncl policics. 57 A/C.5!J8/l 7 and Corr. l and •\dd 1 \ ( .5 18 1 X 5SA/C.5/38;\7 and ( orr 1 5'l .\/181347 and Con 1 1. Takes note llf thc rcport of the Sccrctary-( icneral on thc composition of the Secretariat: ''' 1 ( ·a/Is upon thc Secretary-Gencral to continuL' to make cvcrv effort to cnsure thc implcrnrntation ofthc pro- visions o(thc previous rcsolutions of the General Assem- hly, in particular of resolutinns 33/ 143. 35/2 1 O and 3 7 235: 3. Rcqucsts the Sccrctary-Gcneral to make spccial cfforts to mect tlw goals and ohjectivcs establishcd with rc,pcct to: (a) Thc situat1on of unrepresented and undcrrcprcs- entcd Mcmhcr States: (h) Thc recn11trncnt. carcn dcvelopmcnt and promo- tlon of women: (e) Thc achicwment of a balanced and equitable geo- graphical distrihution of staff throughout the Secretaria!: 4. Rcqucsrs tlw Secretary-General to strcngthen thc role of the Office of Pcrsonnel Scrvices of the Departrnent of Administration and Managemcnt in ali personnel mat- ters throughout the Secrctariat: 5. Rcaftirms il.1 rcqucst to thc Sccrctary-General in par- agraph 8 of resolution 3 7/235 A to report to the General Assemhly at its thirty-ninth session on progress made in the implementation of ali aspects of personnel polic} reform. !04rh ¡1/cnarr 111ccri11g :!O /)ffcmhcr I 983 38/232. llnited Nations common system: report of the International Civil Sen-ice Commission Fhc ( icncral . l1sc111hf1·. llal'ing constdcrcd 1rith apprcciation the report of the lnternational Ci,il Service Commission for the year 1983. 60 Reaf/inning thc central role of the Commission within thc United Nations common systcm in the devclopment of a single unified international civil service through thc application of common pcrsonnel standards and arrangc- mcnts. Rcaf/inning thc importancc of rcspcct for thesc common standards and arrangements hy ali organÍlations membcrs of the common ,ystem. 1. l 'rgcs ali organi1.ations conccrned to implemcnt the dccisions of the lntcrnatlonal Civil Servicc ( 'ommissinn and to act positively on thc rccommcndations ofthc Com- mission in accordancc with its statutc: 2. Urges thc executivc heads of organi1.ations con- ccrned. after consultation with thc Commission, to report to their respcctiw governing bodies such dccisions or pro- posals as would modify thc rccommendations of the Com- mission: 3. Caf/s upon ali organirntions of thc llnitcd Nations common system to bring to thc attention of thc Commis- sion ali matters relating to salaries, allowances, beneht~ and other conditions of employment so as to ensure their uniform application throughout the common systcm; 4. Reaf/irms the principies embodied in the statute of thc Commission as approvcd in General Assembly rcsolu- tion 3357 (XXIX) of 18 Decemher 1974. in particular arti- Ml ( )f/tt'!ul Rt't'ord\ , 1' rhe t H'!llTa/ l '>\t'mh/1·, I h1rt1·-c1i,:hrli \nHon . . 'iu¡1f'/,· ,u,·nt 'i11 3111A: J8 111). and A _,s ,o Add. l VIII. Resolutions adopted on the reports of the Fifth Commillee 251 ele 6 thereof, and requests Governments. secrctariats and staff associations to co-opcrate in this regard; 5. Approves the development of the special indcx for pensioners as recommendcd by the Commission in para- graph 15 (a) of its report; 61 6. Takes note of the currcnt status of thc margin between the remuneration of the United States federal civil service and that of the United Nations systcm; 7. Requests the Commission to complete. in close con- sultation with the United States authorities concerned, thc study ofthe equivalency betwcen the highcr grade levcls of the United Nations system and the Senior Executive Ser- vice ofthe United States federal civil service and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth ses- sion; 8. Notes the progress made to date concerning thc comparison of total compensation bascd on 11011- expatriate benefits applicable on both sidcs and rcqucsts the Commission to inform the General Assembly. on an annual basis, of the margin between the remuneration of United Nations employees and those of the U nited Sta tes federal civil service on this total compensation basis; II l. Expresses concern that the Intemational Civil Ser- vice Commission was unable to makc corrections in the current post adjustment classification at certain duty sta- tions in spite of the fact that the post adjustmcnts were found to be higher than those which the results of the new cost-of-living survey could justify: 2. Notes the efforts by the Commission to improve the post adjustment system and requests the Commission in this regard to expedite, in particular, the application of the revised methodology for cost-of-living mcasurement. called for in General Assembly resolution 34/ 165 of 1 7 December 1979, in order to improve the mechanism for adjusting United Nations remuneration to reflect more accurately the differences in cost of living at various duty stations; 3. Calls upan the executive heads and the staff of organizations of the United Nations common system to co-operate fully with the Commission in thc application of the post adjustment system; 4. Notes the introduction by thc Commission. with effect from 1 April 1983, of a renta] subsidy scheme for staffin the Professional and higher catcgories at Headquar- ters and other duty stations not previously covcred by a subsidy scheme; 5. Requests the Commission to monitor this renta] subsidy scheme with a view to ensuring both its equity and its effectiveness; IIl 1. Recalls its resolution 2480 B (XXIII) of 21 Decem- ber 1968 concerning language incentives in thc United Nations; 2. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to thc General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session a report on the status of the linguistic skills of United Nations stafl: including the effects of the languagc incentive programmc, and to propose, if necessary, further measures to improve the present situation; 3. Decides that: (a) The education grant for eligible staffmembers shall be set ata leve] of 75 per cent of the cost of attendance at 61 Jhid .. Supp/ement No. J/1 (A/38,J0¡. 62 /bid., paras. 59, 60 and 62. an educational institut1on in respect of expenses up to a maximum of $6,000 per ycar. with a maximum reim- bursement of $4,500 per child per ycar: (/,) Thc reimbursement rate for disablcd children shall be set at 100 per cent of a maximum of $6.000 for expenses at an educational institution: (e) The limit of allowablc boarding costs within the overall maximum allowable cxpcnditure of$6.000 shall be raised to $1.500 per year: (d) Provision shall be made to use a currency floor for this grant. using cxchange rates effecti, e I March 1983. to ensure the maintenanrc of equitahle reimbursement of education costs among duty stations; 4. Requcsts the lntemational Civil Service Commis- sion to conducta study of the education grant. the purpose of which was to facilitate a child's reassimilation in the staff mem ber's home country, and to rcport on thc results of the study to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth SCSSllHJ: IV 1. Takcs note of thc dccision of thc lntematíonal Civil Service Commission 6 ~ to modify. with effect from I Sep- tember 1983, thc non-rcsident's allowance provísions to makc the allowance payable for a fixed duration of five years at designated duty stations and to make it non- pcnsionable. subject to thc protection of acquired rights as set out 111 paragraph 63 of the rcport of the Commíssion; ' Rcqucs/s thc United Nations .loint Staff Pension Board to review articlc 54 (a) of thc Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund in the light ofthc Commission's decision and to makc appropriate recom- mcndations to thc General Asscmbl~ at its thirty-ninth scss10n: 3. /)ccidcs that. in the mcantime. the moditicd non- rcsidcnt's allowance shall not be pensionablc: V 1. Requcs/s thc ln!L'rnational Civil Servicc Commis- sion to undcrtake a comprehensivc rcview of after-service hcalth-care coverage with particular attention to locally recruited ficld staff: ' Approves the Commission's recommendation 63 that the prcsent non-contributory system of death-grant bene- fits be continued inasmuch as it provides bcnefits in the most cost-effectivc manner: VI l. Rccal/s section IV of its resolution 37 /126 of 17 Deccmber 1982 and reaffirms its support for the overall approach envisaged by the Intemational Civil Service Commission. which aims at the development of policies for an integrated personnel management system. based on human resources planning. to assist organizations in achieving their programme objectives in an efficient man- ncr, while providing improvcd conditions for career devel- opment; 2. Welcomcs the decision taken by the Commission to establish job classification standard s. under article 13 of its statute. for locally recruited staff in f1eld offices where sev- era] of the organizations employ staff in common areas of work: 3. Exprcsses ils sulisfaction that job classification standards have been dcvclopcd for thc General Service and rdatcd categories 111 Ncw York and requests the 03 //,,d.. para 1 1 O. 252 General Assembly-Thirty-eighth Session organizations concemed to co-ordinate their implementa- tion of these standards in order to utilize fully the opportu- nities they provide for improved job design, recruitment, career planning and training; 4. Welcomes the Commission's efforts to develop a common approach to skills inventories on an inter- organizational basis: 5. Recommends that the organizations normally dis- pense with the requirement for a probationary appoint- ment as a prerequisite for a career appointment following a period of five years' satisfactory service on fixed-term con- tracts; 6. Again requests the Commission to pursue its man- date under article 14 of its statute, in consultation with organizations and staff, with regard to the development of common training, recruitment and promotion policies for the organizations and to report thereon to the General Assembly as each phase of its studies is completed; Vil Notes the progress made to date by the Intemational Civil Service Commission in its review of conditions of service in the field and requests the Commission to keep the General Assembly informed of further developments in its review; VIII Requests the Intemational Civil Service Commission to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session on the question oflongevity and merit steps in the various grade levels. 104th plenary meeting 20 December 1983 38/233. Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board 64 The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board for 1983 to the General Assem- bly and to the member organizations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, 65 and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budg- etary Questions, 6~ Welcoming the improvement in the actuaria! situation of the Fund as a result of the economy measures applied with effect from 1 January 1983, Concerned at the continuing actuaria! imbalance of the Fund and the mounting cost of the pension system, Desirous ofbringing about a further improvement in the actuaria! situation of the Fund, Concerned at the different evolution over the years of the levels of pensiona ble remuneration for staff in the Pro- fessional and higher categories and those of the compara- tor civil service, Recalling its resolutions 3526 (XXX) of 16 December 1975, 31/196 of22 December 1976, 33/120 of 19 Decem- ber 1978, 34/221 of 20 December 1979, 35/215 of 17 December 1980, 36/118 of 10 December 1981 and 37/131 of 17 December 1982, 64 See also sect. X.B.6. decision 38/45~. 65 Otficial Record.,· o('rhc General Asse,11/,/r, Thirry-c1gh1h Scssion. Supplc- ment No. 9 (A/38/9 and Corr.2): and A/38/9/ Add. l and Corr. l and 2. Bearing in mind earlier General Assembly resolutions which stated, inter alia, that changes in the pension adjust- ment system should not lead to increases in the liabilities of Member States, Conscious that a number of factors have combined to make necessary the consideration and adoption of signifi- cant remedia! actions on the problem of the actuaria! imbalance, including the raising of the rate of contribu- tions hereinafter referred to, Mindful of the social aspects of the pension system, Aware that a co-operative effort by member organiza- tions, participan ts and beneficiaries is required if the actu- aria! imbalance is to be reduced or eliminated, thereby securing an adequate leve\ of benefits under the Fund, ÁMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION FUND 1. Decides that, with effect from 1 January 1984, the rate ofcontributions shall be raised from 21 to 21.75 per cent of pensionable remuneration, of which the employing member organization shall pay 14.5 per cent and the par- ticipant 7 .25 per cent; 2. Amends the Regulations ofthe United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, without retroactive effect, as set forth in the annex to the present resolution; 11 MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE ACTUARIAL BALANCE OF THE FuNo Requests the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board, with the assistance of the Committee of Actuaries, to con- sider, early in 1984, the various proposals discussed at the thirty-eighth session of the General Assembly with a view to reducing or eliminating the actuaria! imbalance of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund. including the following measures: (a) Increasing to a realistic leve! the interest rate used to calculate the amount of the lump-sum commutation; (b) Determination of the lump sum in net equivalent terms, subject to the reimbursement of any taxes payable thereon: (e) Re-examination of the early retirement provisions, taking into account, ínter afia, the observations made by the Committee of Actuaries; (d) Imposition of a ceiling on the highest levels of pen- s10ns; (e) Review of the two-track system followed to deter- mine the initial amount of the pension and its subsequent adjustment: (/) Re-examination of the survivor benefits under the Regulations ofthe Fund, together with altemative ways of financing them; and to submit its findings and recommendations thereon and on such other measures as may be deemed appropri- ate, through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, to the General Assembly at its thirty-ninth session; 66 A/381547

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