Personnel questions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Stresses the importance of ensuring that personnel management is conducive to the recruitment and retention of staff of the highest quality; urges the Secretary-General to review and improve all personnel policies and procedures with a view to making them more simple, transparent and relevant to the new demands placed upon the Secretariat, while promoting the full development of staff potential; takes note of the comments in the report submitted by the Secretary-General on the respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of UN and the specialized agencies and related organizations on how best to assist and rehabilitate staff members dealing with the after-effects of traumatic and stressful security-related experiences; affirms the need for the Secretary-General to use to the fullest extent the staff-management consultative mechanisms set out in staff rule 108.2; requests the Secretary-General to implement appropriate measures to ensure that no restriction or discrimination exists in UN for the recruitment, appointment and promotion of men and women.

Adopted without vote, 98th meeting

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Adopted at the 98th plenary meeting, 8 Apr. 1993.