Requests the Secretary-General to apply, to the extent possible, the 1986-1987 medium-term plan of recruitment, with specific recruitment targets for unrepresented and underrepresented Member States and to continue to conduct appropriate consultations with Member States, particularly those seriously affected by the recruitment freeze, to ensure that the targets are met as soon as possible; further requests the Secretary-General to make every effort to increase the number of staff recruited from Member States below the mid-point of their desirable ranges; further requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure the representation of developing countries and other countries in senior and policy-making posts; requests the Secretary-General to lift the freeze on recruitment activities for external candidates at the earliest possible date, and at the same time requests the Secretary-General to explore alternatives to the recruitment freeze policy; requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts aimed at the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat; notes that the introduction, in 1986, of a national competitive examination at the P-3 level was postponed.

Adopted without vote, 101st plenary meeting

Adopted at the 101st plenary meeting, 11 Dec. 1986.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 41st session, 16 September-19 December 1986. - A/41/53. - 1987. - p. 239-241. - (GAOR, 41st sess., Suppl. no. 53).