ICSC. Finally, while his delegation sympathized with the staff's proposals for reforming the system for the administration of justice, it advocated caution. It could gree to the centralization of the administration of justice in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, as well as to an independently functioning Joint . Appeals Board, but would prefer to see how the new office of justice functioned, particularly in overcoming bureaucrat~c inertia and human weakness, before giving unqualified support to the appointment of an Ombudsman. It could not see how one person would be able to solve problems which an entire machinery had failed to solve and would prefer to see how the new office staffed through redeployment fared before two offices were created which might have to draw on the same limited reservoir of legal and administrative experts. 10. His delegation bel1eved that failure to verify the intergrity of potential international officials was a major loophole in the otherwise laudable efforts of the Secretary-General and the specialized agencies to ensure respect for the independence and security of their staff. Since all arrests of international officials in the past year had involved locally recruited staff in respect of whom the arresting authorities had advanced reasons of security, it seemed that the Secretary-General should pay greater attention to the preventive aspects of his efforts described in document A/C.5/39/17. The reasons invoked for breaches of privileges and immunities seemed to indicate shortcomings in the procedures used to verify the integrity of potential recruits. Accordingly, in addition to giving priority to long-standing cases in the coming year, and before resorting to the more drastic measures proposed by the staff, his delegation suggested that the Secretary-General should review those procedures with a view to improving them. AGENDA ITEM 117: UNITED NATIONS COMMON SYSTEM (continued) 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative and organizational matters within the United Nations, specifically the administration of justice and the appointment of international officials. It does not seem to be related to any specific sector or field, but rather focuses on the functioning of the organization itself.

**Category**
Administration, Humanitarian aid and relief