Retention of the external legal consultant ( 250,000)

(ii) The retention of the state of emergency until the end of 2001

His delegation supported the retention of draft paragraphs 1 (a) and 1 (c).

Both parties insist that they do not have the means to sustain their monitors and have requested international assistance.

The United States believes that the brackets should be removed and the bracketed language should be retained.

Ms. Gaspard said she was glad to hear that a foreign woman who married a Lebanese national could retain her own nationality, and, conversely, that a Lebanese woman who married a foreign national could retain her Lebanese nationality.

In fact, a century ago, approximately half of all American students were retained at least once before the age of 13.

It is my view that the Mission should, at a minimum, be maintained at its current strength and that, in view of the gravity of some of the violations described above, consideration could be given to its strengthening.

The Chairman said he took it that the Commission wished to delete draft paragraph 1 (b) but to retain draft paragraph 1 (c).

As previously reported (S 2005 310, para. 19), 10 staff members were retained until 30 June for this purpose.

The square brackets around the last phrase of draft article 88 (1) should be retained for continuation of the discussion at a future session.

Responsible for overall administration of personnel programme, including staff planning, staffing, classification, staff relations, appointments, promotions, separations, assignments, staff development and travel of all staff.

Affirming that keeping Lebanese detainees in Israeli prisons without trial and holding them hostages as bargaining chips constitutes a flagrant violation of the principles of international law and human rights,

In the view of his delegation, UNHCR should maintain its focus on those who had first charge on its mandate the refugees.

The debt burden adjustment should be retained as an element of the scale methodology because external debt had a substantial impact on Member States' capacity to pay.

Mr. Nordlander (Sweden) said that, having heard the statements by the representatives of the United States and Singapore, he thought it preferable to retain draft paragraph 1 (c).

Mr. Burman (United States of America) said that his delegation supported draft article 17 and had no objection to maintaining the amendment mentioned in footnote 8.

Mobility

Obligations of staff members

and Information Technology Unit

Staff security

Mr. Boulet (Belgium) said that his delegation also wished to keep the text of the draft article unchanged since it set out a clear legal rule governing the validity of electronic signatures.

One P 3 to assess staff training needs and support the organization of staff training

Recruitment and staffing

Total, international staff 38 8 46

Personnel Unit

1 P 4, 1 P 2 1, 10 FS, 2 GS OL, 12 NS, 5 UNV

Staffing and budget

Civilian staffing

1 GS (OL),

D. Staffing table

of the Secretary General

The Chairman noted that there seemed to be almost unanimous support for the deletion of draft article 18, paragraph 1 (b), but that opinions were divided on whether to retain draft paragraph 1 (c).

Specific consideration was given to the need to retain a number of key civilian adviser posts beyond the expiration of the UNOTIL mandate (see para. 20 below).

Her delegation was thus in favour of retaining draft article 3, which expressly recognized that the outbreak of an armed conflict did not ipso facto terminate or suspend the operation of treaties.

Staff costs account for 64 per cent of the regular budget, of which 60 per cent represents the cost of area staff and four per cent represents the cost of international staff.

The recommendation for the selection of staff against these positions will be subject to the review of the OHCHR internal Advisory Panel on Personnel Issues (APPI) to ensure a fair and transparent staff selection mechanism.

The Office of the Chief Executive Officer comprises the Chief Executive Officer, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Legal Officer, the Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, and conference support and administrative staff.

It is expected that this division, once staffed and fully operational, will embark on systematic staff development and succession planning programmes.

The recruitment of additional personnel is well under way and the selection process will conclude in July.

As a result of the suspension, competition for staff among departments had been intense and staff turnover had been high.

In particular, section 8 of the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act places a restriction on the development, production, stockpiling, acquisition or retention of certain biological agents and toxins and biological weapons.

Vacancy rates and staffing

Bribery of national public officials

Staff management consultations