quotas. The Secretary-General should be given all the necessary flexibility. 38. His delegation had expressed reservations about the method of calculating the desirable ranges at the thirty-seventh session. It believed that other factors should be taken into consideration, or that the current factors should be given different weights in the equation. For example, the "contribution" factor was given too much importance and the "population" factor too little. It was to be hoped that the proposed reform would help to correct the imbalance. At all events, the overriding principle was that stated in Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter, namely the need to appoint staff of the highest calibre. It was in order / ... A/C.5/38/SR.48 English Page 10 (Mr. Kamal, Pakistan) to respond to that requirement, and in particular to strengthen the effectiveness and productivity of the staff, that the Secretary-General should be allowed to exercise flexibility. 39. His delegation had already stressed the importance of recruiting more women in order to increase their proportion in the Secretariat. It was pleased to note that the Secretary-General was continuing his efforts in that direction and seeking to implement the resolutions of the General Assembly. It was to be hoped that those efforts, which would no doubt be redoubled, would meet with success. 40. With regard to career development, the Secretary-General was seeking to work out a sounder and more effective system, and he was right to retain the principle of a competitive examination for passage from the General Service to the Professional category. In that connection, while his delegation was opposed to the custom of inheriting posts, it was also opposed to the establishment of rigid quotas for posts in the various departments of the Secretariat 41. Mr. EL SAFTY (Egypt) said that he was disturbed by some of the comments that 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the reform of the United Nations Secretariat, specifically the recruitment and career development of staff. It mentions the importance of appointing staff of the highest calibre, increasing the proportion of women in the Secretariat, and implementing a sounder and more effective system for career development. These topics suggest that the category is related to Employment, but it also touches on International organizations, which is not a specific category.

**Category**
Employment