Deployment on full-time basis of a Focal Point for Women in the Secretariat (D-1 level) within the Office of the ASG/OHRM.
Requests progress report.

44/125 (C) 19 December 1989
Reaffirms the goal of 30%.
Request a more comprehensive report for the next session.

45/239 (C) 21 December 1990
Reaffirms goal of 30% by 1990 and to the extent possible to 35% by 1995, particularly in senior policy-level and decision-making posts.
Urges that all things being equal and to the extent possible, to accord priority to the participation of women at the D-1 level and above with a view to increasing the participation rate of women in posts at the D-1 level and above to 25% of the total within the overall participation rate of women in 35% of posts subject to geographical distribution by 1995.
Reiterates request to increase the representation of women from developing countries, in particular at the D-1 level and above and the development of an action programme for 1991-95.

46/100 (Third Committee) 16 December 1991
Reaffirms goal of 30% and 35% by quoting resolutions 45/125 and 45/239 C.
Urges to accord greater priority to the recruitment and promotion of women in posts subject to geographical distribution, particularly in senior policy-level and decision-making posts.
Reiterates request to increase the representation of women from developing countries.
Encourages MS to present more women candidates and to establish national rosters to the effect of presenting qualified women candidates to UN system.
Requests to maintain and support the Office of the Focal Point, and to the extent possible, to strengthened the office for the period 1991-95.
Requests the SG to undertake a comprehensive study of the barriers to the advancement of women and to present an action programme for 1991-94. To also report to the Commission on the Status of Women.
The Fifth Committee did not adopt a resolution on Personnel Questions at its 46th session.

47/93 (Third Committee) 16 December 1992
Refers to resolutions 46/100 and reaffirms goal of 30% and 35% by quoting resolutions 45/125 and 45/239 C.
Urges to accord greater priority to the recruitment and promotion of women in posts subject to geographical distribution during the ongoing restructuring,
particularly in senior policy-level and decision-making posts, and also notes that there were no women at the USG level.
Reiterates request to increase the representation of women from developing countries.
Encourages MS to present more women candidates and to establish national rosters to the effect of presenting qualified women candidates to UN system.
Urges the SG to implement the action programme outlined in his report A/47/508 designed to overcome the obstacles to the improvement of the status of women.
Requests to maintain and support the Office of the Focal Point, and to the extent possible, to strengthened the office till 1995.
Requests the SG to also prepare a progress report to the Commission on the Status of Women.

47/226 30 April 1993
Reaffirms that the Fifth Committee is the appropriate Main Committee to deal with the issue of representation of women in the Secretariat.
Recognizes the need for commitment to improve the status of women.
Notes the intention of the Secretary-General to bring the gender balance in policy-level positions to 50-50 by the fiftieth anniversary of the UN.
Urges the SG to implement the action programme contained in A/47/508.
Requests that high priority be given to the recruitment of women in order to achieve the goals set in 45/239, particularly at the senior level positions.
Encourages the SG to improve the role of the Focal Point for Women.
Appeals to MS, the specialized agencies and related organizations to present more women candidates and to establish national rosters to be shared by the governments with the UN system in order to identify and recruit more women candidates. It also encourages more women to sit for the National Competitive Examinations.

48/106 20 December 1993
Reaffirms goals mandated of 35% and 25%. Welcomes the commitment of the SG to bringing the balance in policy-level positions as close to fifty-fifty as possible by 1995. Urges to implement fully the plan of action to improve status of women by 1995.
Further urges the SG to accord grater priority to the recruitment and promotion of women in posts subject to geo. distribution where representation of women is considerably below the average and to increase the number of women from developing countries.
Calls on the SG to strengthen the office, within existing resources, of the Focal Point, need to create national rosters of women candidates to be shared with the Secretariat, specialized agencies and regional commissions.

49/167 (Third Committee) 23 December 1994
Takes note of report A/49/587 and urges the SG to implement fully the strategic plan of action for the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat (1995-2000); needs to accord greater priority to the recruitment and promotion of women overall and in particular, at the senior levels; urges to recruit women from developing countries and countries in transition; requests that the Focal Point be given the necessary resources from within to implement and monitor the Plan. Requests that a report detailing progress as per the Plan be presented to the Commission on the Status of Women and the 50th GA.

49/222 (III) (Fifth Committee) 23 December 1994
Expresses concern that targets of 35% and 25% for 1995 may not be met; urges the SG to fully implement Strategic Plan and to include it as a specific performance indicator in the performance appraisal of all managers; appeals to MS to present more women candidates, in particular at the senior levels; notes the intention of the SG to include activities of the Focal Point in the proposed programme budget for 1996-97 and requests that the Focal Point be given the necessary resources from within to implement and monitor the Plan.

50/164 (Third Committee) 22 December 1995
Expresses disappointment that the objective of resolutions 45/185 and 45/239 C of 35%in posts subject to geographical distribution and the goal set in resolution 45/239 C of 25% in posts at the D-1 Level and above by 1995 have not been met; also that representation of women D-1 and above remains unacceptably low. Recalls resolution 49/167; notes efforts of SG and OHRM of the Secretariat to integrate GA objectives regarding the status of women into overall OHRM strategy and that such a comprehensive approach would be conducive to enhancing status of women; recognizes importance of equal employment opportunities and need for comprehensive policy aimed at dealing with sexual harassment.

E/CN.6/1995/L.6 (Co. on the Status of Women) 22 March 1995
Reiterates resolutions 49/222 and 49/167 on the status of women in the Secretariat and urges the SG to implement fully the strategic plan of action for the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat (1995-2000); urges that priority should be given to appointments of senior women; that increase flexibility be apply as to remove direct or indirect discrimination against staff members with family responsibilities, i.e. spouse employment, job-sharing, flexible working hours, etc.; that women from un and underrepresented countries be employed, including countries in transition and requests that a progress report on women be presented to the Commission at its fortieth session.

51/67 (Third Committee) 12 December 1996
Welcomes achievement of goal of 35% overall participation rate of women in posts subject to geographical distribution; reaffirms the goal of 50/50 gender distribution by the year 2000; implementation of Strategic Plan of Action (1995-2000) to achieve goal contained in the Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women(Beijing 95) for gender equality, particularly at the Professional level and above by the year 2000; requests for managerial accountability and to develop a gender-sensitive work environment.
Requests the Secretary-General to enable the Focal Point for Women to effectively monitor the Strategic Plan. Encourages the need to increase the percentage of women at D-1 levels and above. Need to have a geographical balanced Secretariat.

51/226 (Fifth Committee) 2 April 1997
Reaffirms the goal of 50/50 gender distribution by the year 2000. Requests the Secretary-General to continue efforts in creating a gender-sensitive work environment, ensuring managers are evaluated and held accountable via the performance appraisal system. Asks the SG to develop a family leave programme for staff, which won=t create supplementary leave entitlements. Will consider funding for the Focal Point for Women in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1998-1999; asked SG to ensure the provision of adequate resources commensurate with the mandate. Encourages the SG to appoint more women at the D-1 level in an attempt to reach the mandated target of 25 per cent as soon as possible. Urges the SG to increase the number of women from developing countries, particularly those from unrepresented or under-represented countries that have a low representation of women. Encourages Member States and specialized agencies to support the efforts of the UN by identifying and regularly presenting more women candidates and encouraging women to apply for posts.

52/96 (Third Committee) 12 December 1997
Reaffirms the goal of 50/50 gender distribution by the year 2000. Calls upon the SG to implement the strategic plan and fully monitor it, insuring the accountability of individual managers in this process. Encourages the SG to appoint more women to higher-level positions, especially at the D-1 level and above, and in particular as special representatives and envoys in matters related to peacekeeping, preventive diplomacy, and economic and social development. Requests the SG to continue his work to create a gender sensitive work environment, including implementation of the Special Measures as well as development of policies for working time, family leave, child and elder care, training, and further development of a policy against sexual harassment. Requests the SG to enable the FP to monitor and facilitate the implementation of the Strategic plan, including access to information needed in the process. Strongly encourages Member States and specialized agencies to support the efforts of the UN by identifying and regularly presenting more women candidates and encouraging women to apply for posts.

53/119 9 December 1998
Welcomes the progress made in improving the representation of women at the D-1 level and above but concerned that the representation of women at those levels remains low. Concerned at the incremental pace at which the overall representation of women in the Secretariat has increased. Requests the SG to report in 2000 to the Commission on the Status of Women on progress made to achieve the goals outlined in the statement on gender equality and mainstreaming on the work of the UN. Reaffirms the goal of 50/50 gender distribution by the year 2000. Calls upon the SG to implement fully and monitor the strategic plan of action for the improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat. Requests the SG to ensure that individual managers are held accountable for implementing the strategic plan. Encourages the SG to appoint more women as special representatives and envoys and to pursue good offices on his behalf. Requests the SG to ensure that heads of departments and offices on his behalf. Requests the SG to continue to create a gender-sensitive work environment supportive of the needs of his staff. Requests the SG to enable the Focal Point for Women in the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women to effectively monitor and facilitate progress. Encourages the Member States to support the efforts of the UN to achieve the goal of 50/50 gender distribution by identifying and submitting more women candidates for appointments. Encourages Member States to identify women candidates for assignment to peacekeeping missions and to improve the representation of women in military and civilian police contingents. Requests the SG to report on the implementation of the present resolution to the Commission on the Status of Women.

53/221 23 April 1999
Notes that while there has been improvement in the status of women in the Secretariat, the rate of progress in the representation of women from developing countries, particularly at the senior level, has been very slow. Urges the SG to make greater efforts to redress the situation and to report thereon to the GA at its fifty-fifth session. Recalls the resolution of 9 December 1998, including the reaffirmation of the goal of 50/50 by the year 2000, especially at the D-1 level and above. Notes with concern the imbalance in the representation of women from different regions.

54/139 17 December 1999
Reaffirms the goal of 50/50 over all gender distribution at the professional level, especially at the D-1 level and above. Takes into account the continuing lack of representation or under-representation of women from developing countries, including least developed countries, and small island developing states and countries with economies in transition. Encourages the SG to appoint more women as special representatives and envoys. Welcomes the objective of improving gender balance through the action plans on human resource management for individual departments and offices. Requests the SG to monitor closely the progress made by departments and offices, including through full implementation of the special measures for women. Takes note of the revised terms of reference of the Steering Committee, in particular its role in monitoring the implementation of the special measures. Requests the SG to continue his work to create within existing resources a gender-sensitive work environment supportive of the needs of his staff, including through flexible working time, child-care and elder-care needs, as well as the provision of more comprehensive information to prospective candidates and new recruits on spouse employment opportunities and the expansion of gender-sensitivity training. Further requests the SG to develop further the policy against harassment, including sexual harassment, and to issue clear, detailed guidelines for its application. Encourages Member States to identify women candidates in peacekeeping missions, and to improve the representation of women in military and civilian police contingents. Concerned also that some existing arrangements with Member States may impede the employment of spouses of UN staff members.

55/69 4 December 2000
Reaffirms the urgent goal of achieving 50/50 gender distribution in all categories of posts within the United Nations system, especially at the senior and policy-making levels. Welcomes (a) the ongoing personal commitment of the Secretary-General to meeting the goal of gender equality and his assurance that gender balance will be given the highest priority, (b) the pledge of Executive Heads to intensify their efforts; (c) the actions agreed upon by the GA at its twenty-third special session to ensure the full and equal participation of women at all levels of decision-making at the UN; (d) the inclusion of objective of improving gender balance in action plans on human resources management for individual departments and offices; (e) the designation of focal points for women in the UN peacekeeping operations; and, (f) the continued provision of specific training programmes on gender mainstreaming and gender issues in the workplace. Regrets tha the goal of 50/50 gender distribution will not be met by the end of the year 2000. Expresses concern that, in five departments and offices of the Secretariat, women still account for less than 30 per cent of staff. Requests the Secretary-General, in order to achieve the goal of 50/50 gender distribution (a) to identify and attract suitably qualified women candidates, particularly in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, Member States that are unrepresented or under-represented and in occupations in which women are under-represented.; (b) to monitor closely the progress made by departments and offices; (c) to enable OSAGI to monitor effectively and facilitate progress in the implementation of the departmental action plans; (d) to intensify efforts to create, within existing resources, a gender-sensitive work environment support of the needs of staff; (e) to strengthen further the policy against harassment, including sexual harassment by full implementation of the guidelines for its application at Headquarters and in the field. Strongly encourages the SG to appoint more women as special representatives and envoys. Strongly encourages Member States: (a) to support the efforts of the UN and the specialized agencies to achieve the goal of 50/50 gender distribution; to identify women candidates for assignment to peacekeeping missions and to improve representation of women in military and civilian police contingents. Requests the SG to report on the implementation of the present resolution by providing statistics on the number and percentage of women in all organizational units and at all levels throughout the UN system, and the implementation of departmental action plans for the achievement of gender balance, to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-fifth session and the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session.

56/127 30 January 2002

Welcomes the proposed system-wide medium-term plan for the advancement of women, 2002-2005, as per ECOSOC recommendation at its forty-fifth session. Reaffirms the urgent goal of achieving 50/50 gender distribution in all categories of posts within the United Nations system, especially at the senior and policy-making levels. Welcomes (a) the ongoing personal commitment of the Secretary-General to meeting the goal of gender equality and his assurance that gender balance will be given the highest priority, (b) the pledge of Executive Heads to intensify their efforts; (c) the inclusion of objective of improving gender balance in action plans on human resources management for individual departments and offices; (d) the designation of focal points for women in the UN peacekeeping operations; and, (e) the continued provision of specific training programmes on gender mainstreaming and gender issues in the workplace. Regrets that the goal of 50/50 gender distribution will not be met by the end of the year 2000. Expresses concern that, in five departments and offices of the Secretariat, women still account for less than 30 per cent of staff. Requests the Secretary-General, in order to achieve the goal of 50/50 gender distribution (a) to identify and attract suitably qualified women candidates, particularly from and in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, Member States that are un represented or under-represented and in occupations in which women are under-represented.; (b) to coordinate and make better use of existing information technology resources and systems to disseminate information on employment opportunities and to better coordinate rosters of potential women candidates; (c) to monitor closely the progress made by departments and offices in accordance with special measures; (d) to enable OSAGI to monitor effectively and facilitate progress in the implementation of the strategic action plans for the achievement of gender balance and the special measures for women; (e) to intensify efforts to create, within existing resources, a gender-sensitive work environment support of the needs of staff; (f) to strengthen further the policy against harassment, including sexual harassment by full implementation of the guidelines for its application at Headquarters and in the field. Strongly encourages the SG to appoint more women as special representatives and envoys. Strongly encourages the SG and the executive heads to try to retain women on board, promote inter-agency mobility and improve career development opportunities. Strongly encourages Member States: to support the efforts of the UN and the specialized agencies to achieve the goal of 50/50 gender distribution; to identify women candidates for assignment to intergovernmental, expert and treaty bodies; to identify and nominate more women for assignment to peacekeeping missions and to improve representation of women in military and civilian police contingents; to identify and nominate more women for appointment or election as judges or other senior officials in international courts and tribunals. Requests the SG to report on the implementation of the present resolution by providing statistics on the number and percentage of women in all organizational units and at all levels throughout the UN system, and the implementation of departmental action plans for the achievement of gender balance, to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-fifth session and the General Assembly at its fifty-seven session.
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A/RES/59/266  15 March 2005
Fifth Committee

Reaffirms the 50/50 gender distribution in all categories of posts within the United Nations system, at the senior and policy-making levels, with full respect to equitable geographical distribution.
Regrets that progress to reach this goal has been slow.
Expresses concern for the low number of women from developing countries, especially at the senior levels, and the continuing lack of representation and underrepresentation of women from certain countries, and that those women should have equal opportunities in the process of recruitment.  Requests the Secretary-General to increase his efforts to attain and monitor the goal of gender parity in the Secretariat, particularly at the senior levels to ensure that women are adequately represented within the organization.  Requests the Secretary-General to develop/implement recruitment targets and time frames for meeting the goals of gender parity.  Requests the Secretary-General to clarify the role of the focal points.  Encourages Member States to support the efforts of the Secretary-General by identifying more female candidates and encouraging them to apply for appointment to positions in the Secretariat.

59/164  10 February 2005
Third Committee

Regrets that the 50/50 gender distribution goals have not yet been achieved, and the progress has been limited.  Notes that the lack of representation of women at higher levels particularly at the Under-Secretary-General level have not been met.  Urges the Secretary-General and executive heads of the organizations of the United Nations system to redouble their efforts to realize significant progress towards the goal of 50/50 gender distribution in the very near future.  Requests the Secretary-General and executive heads of the organization of the United Nations system that strategies in recruitment, promotion and retention, career development, justice, anti-harassment, sexual harassment, human resources and succession planning, work/family policies, management culture, mechanisms for managerial accountability improve the gender parity.   Requests the Secretary-General to empower the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issue and Advancement of Women to contribute, monitor, facilitate the achievement of gender targets in the human resource action plans.  Encourages the Member States to support the United Nations and the specialized agencies, funds and programmes to achieve the goal of 50/50 gender balance.  Requests the Secretary-General to deliver an oral report to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-ninth and fiftieth sessions and to report at the 61st session of the General Assembly, and to provide statistics on all levels of the United Nations system.

57/180  30 January 2003
Third Committee

Takes into account the continuing lack of representation of women from certain countries particularly from developing countries, least developed countries, small island developing States and countries with economies in transition.

Appreciates departments and offices that have achieved the goal of gender balance as well as those who have met or exceeded the goal of 50 per cent in the selection of female candidates.

Welcomes the (a) four percent increase in the number of women at the D-2 level; (b) the inclusion of improving gender balance in the action plans of human resources management; (c) the decision within the new staff selection system to make the heads of departments and offices accountable for meeting the gender targets in the departmental human resource action plans; (d) the continuing designation of focal points for women in the UN system; (e) the ongoing training programmes on gender mainstreaming and gender issues in the workplace.

Expresses concern that (a) the proportion of women decreased since 1998 to 10.5 per cent of Under-Secretaries-General and 12.5 per cent of Assistant Secretaries-General; (b) only one of the fifty-one special representatives and envoys of the Secretary-General is a woman; (c) number of women heading the UN agencies have been halved; (d) percentage of women in peace operations have decreased; (e) the OIOS report that the proportion of women separating from the Organization has increased from 42 per cent in 1998 to 48 percent in 2001. (f) in four departments and offices of the Secretariat, there are less than 30 per cent female staff, and encourages the Secretary-General to intensify the campaign to meet the gender balance in all of the departments and offices.

Notes that the statistics of some organizations are not updated.

Regrets that the goal of 50/50 gender distribution was not met by end of 2000, and calls for Secretary-General to increase his efforts to achieve this goal.

Reaffirms the urgent goal to achieve the 50/50 gender distribution in the United system particularly in the senior levels.

Requests the Secretary-General: (a) to continue to develop innovative recruitment strategies to identify and attract women candidates; (b) to encourage UN offices to make more effective use of information technology to inform women about employment opportunities; (c) to monitor closely the progress achieved by departments and offices in meeting the goal of gender balance; (d)
to encourage departments heads and offices to continue selecting female candidates when their qualifications are the same, or better than those of male candidates; (e) to enable the Office of the Special adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women to contribute, monitor, facilitate the implementation of gender targets in the human resources plans; (f) to increase efforts to create a gender-sensitive work environment  which supports the needs of the staff by adapting work/life policies; (g) to undertake a further analyses of the probable causes of the slow advancement in the improvement of the status of women in the UN system; (h) to strengthen the policy against harassment including sexual harassment.

58/144  22 December 2003
Third Committee

Reaffirms the urgent goal of achieving the 505/50 gender distribution in all categories of posts within the United Nations system especially at the senior and policy-making levels.
Welcomes (a) the commitment of the Secretary-General to meeting the goal of gender equality and his assurance that gender balance will be given the highest priority in his efforts to bring a new management culture in the UN; (b) the pledge of the executive heads of the organizations of the UN system to intensify their efforts to meet the gender equality goals set out in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; (c) the inclusion of improving gender balance in action plans on human resources management and the sharing of best-best practice initiatives between heads of departments and offices; (d) the decision to hold departments and offices accountable for meeting the gender targets within the context of the staff selection system; (e) the continuing designation of focal points for women in the UN system;  (f) the continuing training programmes on gender mainstreaming and gender issues in the workplace to meet the needs of departments; (g) the formulation of a project by the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Manager to intensify the efforts of the Secretary-General to reach gender balance, ensuring to achieve the goal of gender balance by 2006; (h) the preparation of a research-based analysis by the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women for the 59th session of the General Assembly of the probable causes of the slow advancement of women in the UN system.

Strongly asks the Member States (a) to support the efforts of the United Nations and the agencies, funds and programmes to achieve the 50/50 goal gender distribution,( b) to identify female candidates to be assigned to missions to improve the representation of women in the military and civilian sectors, as well as in intergovernmental, expert and treaty bodies, and as judges or senior officials in international courts and tribunals, (c) to cooperate with the United Nations to facilitate the spouse employment in the Secretariat and the UN system.

Requests the Secretary-General to develop innovative recruitment strategies for women, to extend ongoing training of managers on gender balance issues, to create a gender-sensitive work environment, to strengthen the policy against harassment.  Strongly encourages the Secretary-General to reach the target of 50/50 gender balance by 2015, to continue to develop the retention of women, mobility and the development of their career opportunities, to provide a verbal update to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-eighth session and to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution by providing up-to-date statistics on the number and percentage of women in all organizational units and at all levels throughout the United Nations system, as well as gender-segregated attrition rates for all organizational units and at all levels, as well as on the implementation of departmental human resource action plans, in particular for the achievement of gender targets.

A/RES/61/145  7 February 2007
Third Committee

Expresses serious concern that the 50/50 gender balance in the United System has not yet been met particularly in the senior and policymaking levels, with respect to equitable geographical distribution, that representation of women has remained static with small improvement.  In some areas, the representation has decreased, as reported by the Secretary-General on the improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system.
Calls upon Governments, the United Nations system, international and regional organizations, civil society, non-governmental organizations, both men and women, relevant funds and programmes, organs and specialized agencies, international financial institutions to intensify action to contribute to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session.  The United Nations system through the work of the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women is encouraged to take an active role in the continuous and accelerated implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.  Gender specialists are to be maintained in all the entities of the United Nations system. The capabilities of the United Nations system in gender need to be strengthened.
Reaffirms the important role of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, and the Commission of the Status of Women in promoting the advancement of women and gender equality.
Requests the Secretary-General to redouble his efforts to achieve the 50/50 gender balance goal, giving consideration to women from developing and least developed countries, from countries with economies in transition, from unrepresented and underrepresented Member States.

A/RES/61/244
Fifth Committee

Reaffirms the 50/50 goal of gender distribution in all categories of posts within the United Nations system, and regrets that progress in reaching this has been slow.
Expresses concern at the low proportion of women in the Secretariat, especially women from developing countries, especially at the senior levels from developing countries, especially at the senior levels.  Stresses the lack of representation and underrepresentation of women from certain countries particularly those from developing countries.  Women need to be given equal opportunities in the process of recruitment.
Only 25 women from developing countries were recruited between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2006 among 83 women appointed during that period.
Requests the Secretary-General to increase his efforts to achieve gender parity in the Secretariat, particularly at the senior levels, ensuring that women especially from developing countries and countries with economies in transition are represented within the Secretariat, and to report to the General Assembly’s sixty-third session.
Requests the Secretary-General to develop/implement recruitment targets and time frames.
Requests the Secretary-General to clarify the role of departmental focal points.
Encourages Member States to support the efforts of the Secretary-General in identifying female candidates and encouraging them to apply for appointment to jobs in the Secretariat.

A/62/137  14 February 2008
Third Committee

Welcomes the progress achieved towards gender equality but considers the challenges and barriers still exist in implanting the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session. The United Nations system through the work of the Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women is encouraged to take an active role in the continuous and accelerated implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.  Gender specialists are to be maintained in all the entities of the United Nations system. The capabilities of the United Nations system in gender need to be strengthened.  Requests the Secretary-General to redouble his efforts to achieve the 50/50 gender balance goal, giving consideration to women from developing and least developed countries, from countries with economies in transition, from unrepresented and underrepresented Member States.  Managers and departments are accountable with respect to gender balance targets.  Member States are strongly encouraged to identify and regularly submit names of female candidates at the senior and policymaking levels.