advancement. Young civil servants must be given prospects for advancement and promotion. It was reassuring to hear, therefore, that the Assistant Secretary­ General for Personnel Services had designated career development as his top priority. He also intended to set up a career development unit in the Office of Personnel Services, his delegation would like more detailed information in that respect. Establishing a career system would not be easy but in any event Member States should be kept informed of the progress of the undertaking. 36. The staff representatives had reminded the Committee that United Nations employees were alarmed by the number of their colleagues who had been subjected to arbitrary arrest around the world. His delegation shared their concern, so much so that the Austrian authorities had been requested to take steps to ensure that the international organizations concerned were informed about the detention and arrests of staff members, although it was not certain that there was any legal obligation upon a host country to make such notification. It should be noted in that connection that the two United Nations officials referred to in document A/C.S/38/17 had been detained by the Austrian authorities, for a few hours only because of minor offences. 37. Mr. KAMAL (Pakistan) welcomed the efforts of the Secretary-General to remedy the situation of the countries not represented or under-represented in the Secretariat, which had resulted according to document A/38/347 in a decline in the number of unrepresented countries from 17 to 14 at 30 June 1983. Pakistan was in favour of the principle of the equitable distribution of posts but it found the system of desirable ranges questionable. That system, which had been set up many years earlier, should serve as a guideline only and not as a rigid system of 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the internal workings and policies of the United Nations, specifically related to the treatment and advancement of employees, as well as the representation of countries within the organization. It does not seem to be focused on any specific economic, environmental, or scientific issue.

**Category**
Employment