which must have the necessary means to perform its task, namely, to carry out the programmes requested of the Secretary-General. His delegation therefore intended to propose certain changes when the individual subsections of section 28 were taken up. AGENDA ITEM 117: UNITED NA'l'IONS COMMON SYSTEM: REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (continued) (A/38/301 A/C.5/38/23, A/C.5/38/40) 52. Mr. McLURG (President, Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations), speaking on behalf of the more than 30,000 staff represented by the Federation, thanked the Fifth Committee for deciding to allow him to introduce orally the Federation's comments in document A/C.S/38/23 on the ninth annual report of the International Civil Service Commission (A/38/30), a decision which was further evidence of the growing recognition by decision-making bodies in the common system of the need to hear the views of the staff representatives before pronouncing on matters directly affecting the interests of the personnel. 53. Regarding the security of United Nations system staff, which could be a life or death issue, FICSA was pleased to note a significant decline in the number of cases of violation by Member States of the Convention on the privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. In particular, it welcomed the measures, originally proposed by FICSA, which had been adopted by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination in its decision 1983/14. 54. That having been said, FICSA considered that the report of the Secretary­ General on cases where executive heads had been unable fully to exercise their responsibilities under the Convention was deficient. One organization of the common system, which had started to apply more than a year earlier the policies recently adopted by ACC, had reported that all nine cases arising in 1983, which included staff members ranging from senior international Professional staff to locally recruited General Service staff, had been resolved in a manner satisfactory 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the internal workings of the United Nations, specifically the International Civil Service Commission, the security of United Nations system staff, and the implementation of policies and conventions related to staff privileges and immunities. It does not seem to be related to any specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues, but rather focuses on the administration and governance of the UN system.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief