heads would continue to use their discretionary authority liberally to decide whether a staff member whose services were required might continue to work beyond age 60. The report also contained a number of guidelines prepared for the organizations of the common system. 54. After considering, with the full co-operation of the org~nizations concerned, the implementation of its decisions and recommendations, ICSC noted that most of them were being followed, except in a small number of areas (chap. IX and annex IV). In chapter X, devoted to other business, the Commission had communicated its decision to invite the Co-ordinating Committee for Independent Staff Unions and Associations of the United Nations System to participate in its work on the same basis as FICSA, as long as the Co-ordinating Committee continued to meet the criteria set by the Commission. 55. ICSC proposed the complementary pension scheme proposed by the ILO (paras. 185-188) for a number of reasons, primarily because such a measure would be contrary to the principle of "equal pay for equal work" inherent in the Noblemaire principle, and because it would benefit one group of staff members and would adversely affect the United Nations/United States comparison of total compensation. The position of ICSC had been communicated to the Director-General of the ILO and to the Secretary-General in his capacity as Chairman of ACC, and the attention of the ILO Governing Body would also be drawn to its conclusions. The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board had also opposed that scheme. 56. The CHAIRMAN, recalling the provisions of subparagraph 3 (b) of General Assembly resolution 35/213, said that he had received a communication from Mr. Alistair McClurg, President of the Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations, requesting that a representative of the Federation should be invited to introduce document A/C.S/38/23. He had also received a communication from 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative decisions and recommendations related to staff members' retirement and pension schemes within the United Nations System. It mentions the implementation of decisions, guidelines, and proposals, as well as the involvement of various organizations and committees. The content is focused on the internal workings of the UN and its staff, rather than broader economic, environmental, or social issues.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief