It had already informed the Commission of the number of its staff residing in France.

The representative of FICSA informed the Commission that staff unions and associations were offering more training to staff in the upcoming activities linked with cost of living surveys at headquarters duty stations.

Payments of termination indemnity shall be made by the Secretary General in accordance with the rates and conditions specified in annex III to the present Regulations

He requested the Special Rapporteur to provide the Committee with the time line for the completion of the Commission's work in 2006.

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28. The Advisory Committee was also informed that staff regulation 9.1 was being used as the legal basis for separation of staff.

3. The Working Group also notes that the source has informed the Working Group that the above mentioned person is no longer in detention.

b Number of area staff posts equivalent to the P 2 to P 5 levels reporting to international staff.

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In accepting appointment the staff member shall state that he or she has been acquainted with and accepts the conditions laid down in the Staff Regulations and in the Staff Rules.

1. Cooperation with special rapporteurs and working groups of the Commission on Human Rights

The Advisory Committee requests that in future reports of the Secretary General in which exceptions for first class air travel by officials or eminent persons have been approved, the nature of the event being attended by the official or eminent person should be more clearly specified.

Provisions are also made for a staffing component of 1,704 (397 international and 1,307 local staff) an increase of 5 international posts and 71 local posts as described in paragraph 31 of the report of the Secretary General (A 52 786).

3. The Working Group further notes that the Government concerned has informed the Group that the above mentioned person is no longer in detention.

REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION BOARDThe present document is an advance version of the addendum to the report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board.

FICSA pointed out that there were some staff who were not even aware that a new Master Standard existed and those staff members who were aware of its existence, including some managers, still lacked sufficient knowledge, leading to much confusion and apprehension.

1. Staff regulation 12.3 provides that the full text of provisional staff rules and amendments shall be reported annually to the General Assembly.

2. The Working Group notes that the source of the communication has informed the Group that the above mentioned persons are no longer in detention.

The basic principles governing the conduct of staff members are spelled out in Staff Regulations approved by the General Assembly and the Staff Rules, which are promulgated by the Secretary General and reported to the General Assembly.

(f) Staff members shall inform their supervisors as soon as possible of absences due to illness or injury.

A circular will be sent to all offices reminding all staff of learning opportunities and reporting requirements.

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Staff regulation 12.3 provides that the full text of provisional staff rules and amendments should be reported annually to the General Assembly.

(b) Staff Regulations and Rules and other administrative issuances

The Group was informed that every year, on average, 25 30 per cent of the inmates receive the benefit of mitigation of sentence.

1. In his opening speech, the High Commissioner for Human Rights informed the working group that he and his officials had held a high level meeting with World Bank officials.

A number of countries reported a shortage of qualified staff.

61. The Chairman drew attention to a letter from the President of the United Nations Staff Union addressed to himself (the Chairman) informing him that four staff members in the Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services had been told that their contracts would be terminated because their posts were being abolished, in violation of the commitments given by the Secretary General that no staff members would lose their jobs as a result of reform.

He wondered whether the Special Rapporteur had put forward any specific recommendations on her visit to enhance the protection of civilians and security of humanitarian workers.

The Working Group wishes to thank those Governments which heeded its appeal and took the necessary steps to provide it with information on the situation of the persons concerned, and especially the Governments which released those persons.

Full information for the Member States on the work of the Committee should be made available and wider distribution of the report of the Committee should be pursued.

The Committee was informed about the programme of work.

Taliban forces reportedly also entered the United Nations staff house in search of Afghan staff members.

(a) Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty third Session, Supplements Nos. 9 and 9A (A 53 9 and Add.1).

18. The functional titles and related job descriptions for the additional international posts are provided in annex V to the present report.

The Special Rapporteur was informed that since the establishment of the lawyers apos collective several of its members had been receiving death threats related to their work as human rights lawyers.

She wished to know how the exemptions accorded with the Staff Rules and what functions were being performed by staff in Conference and Support Services on support account posts.

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.

It was addressed to all staff of the United Nations, including staff of separately administered organs and programmes.

b The Chief Executive Officer informed the group that the Office of Human Resources Management would consider reclassification of the post at the level requested.

It shall be the responsibility of the staff member to notify the Secretary General of any revocations or changes of beneficiaries.

Was it the case, as the Committee had been told by the Irish Human Rights Commission, that the private homes where domestic workers were employed were not subject to inspection by the Labour Inspectorate?

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3. The Working Group further notes that the source which had submitted the information to the Working Group has informed the Group that the above mentioned person is no longer in detention.