Staff performance appraisals were reviewed by Management Review Groups, which made decisions on which staff to recommend for promotion.

The Executive Director shall appoint the staff in accordance with regulations to be established by the Council.

Salaries and common staff costs of international staff are net of staff assessment and are based on standard costs for United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization (UNTSO) which is applicable to Cyprus.

The interaction of staff was characterized by a collegial atmosphere with mutual respect, indicated by a high level of engagement by staff in the workshops, candid and open exchange of views as well as by verbal and non verbal cues provided by staff behaviour.

(vi) The Junior Professional Officers Fund covers financial activities aimed exclusively at the recruitment, training and development of young professionals sponsored by various Governments.

Corporate experiments focus on personnel policies that take into account the various types of care tasks and each employee's personal circumstances.

Sound corporate management was affected by the vacancy of the Executive Secretary position, combined with the long gestation of a new business model.

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.

Separation costs are charged to the period in which payment is made.

Authority to authorize overtime is set out in the relevant staff rules, personnel directives and related documents on approving authorities.

The Advisory Committee notes that these measures, which are aimed mainly at improving job security, allaying staff anxieties and providing opportunities for staff development, include

Employers also have to inform employees of the rights ensured by the Act.

These policies focus to a large extent on the circumstances and wishes of employees and the problems they face.

(c) Adequately compensate staff for the dangerous and difficult conditions under which they serve.

UNICEF fully supports amendments made to the current mobility and hardship scheme.

UNFPA was also of the view that leave management is not related to succession planning but is a matter of good management practices being applied to ensure that staff can take the leave to which they are entitled.

3. Requests the Secretary General to report to it at its sixty third session on staff development policy and the priority of staff development, taking into account the impact of the retirement of many senior staff in the near future

Mobility

Obligations of staff members

and Information Technology Unit

Staff security

However, UNIDO's participation in and financial commitment to security enhancements at the VIC should not entail any increase in Member States' contributions to the regular budget for the biennium 2004 2005.

The 5 member gender unit is seriously understaffed.

In regard to such risk factors as the number of sites operating in extreme circumstances, the nature of UNHCR activities, staff rotation and the number of temporary staff in over 100 countries, there was an inherent risk of fraud.

The Working Group, in its report to the ICSC, noted the difficulties reported by organizations with regard to reassigning senior staff to the field, in particular those who had already completed several assignments.

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

The Secretariat is currently in the process of reconciling the staffing tables of all peacekeeping missions and consolidating data on staffing and organizational structures that are critical elements in the analysis required to produce the report.

To proactively fill identified gaps in the staffing profile, particularly in remote duty stations, the International Professional Roster was established and has attracted many applications.

D. Entitlements of internationally recruited staff serving in non family duty stations

Senior staff members serve as secretaries of the constituted bodies of mechanisms established under the Kyoto Protocol.

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

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 experiences of other organizations that faced downsizing or closure in providing financial incentives to staff indicate that, while not a guarantee for retaining staff, a retention bonus could serve as a determining factor for some key staff.

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