Strengthening of the Department of Political Affairs : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Decides to establish the Middle East and West Asia Division; decides that the Asia and Pacific Division shall be composed of 2 sections: (a) Asia-Pacific I Section (Central, South and North-east Asian countries) and (b) Asia-Pacific II Section (South-east Asia and the Pacific countries); decides that the Americas Division shall comprise 4 sections: North America, Central America, The Caribbean and South America; decides that the Caribbean Section shall be headed at the P-5 level; decides not to establish a Policy, Partnerships and Mediation Support Division and not to approve the reclassification of a post for a director of that division from the D-1 to the D-2 level; decides not to establish a Special Political Missions Support Unit until a report on the management and administration of special political missions by the Department of Political Affairs is considered by the General Assembly; decides to establish the posts as contained in the annex to the present resolution.

Adopted without vote, 74th plenary meeting

6 p. : table

Issued in GAOR, 63rd sess., Suppl. no. 49.
"Annex: Department of Political Affairs: posts to be established under the programme budget for the biennium 2008-2009": p. 6.