54. The etaff activltles lnvolve too nany people, both fton the staff sndthe Adninistretlon, who devote too rnuch of th€1r rrorklng tlme to problernenot dlrectly related to the proper terns of reference of etaff bodlee, thuelntroduclng e certaln dlaorganlzlng elenent lnto the normal fuoctlont;g of thevhole Secretari.at, and adveraely affectlng lts efficlency. Ilr the In;pectolsiopinlon, these ectlvltles po6e a very serlgqg problern and ehould be anaiyzedIn nore dete 11. 55. There are geveral staff aaaoclatlqna ln the United Natlona Secretariatlrt New York lrlth a €lnllar array of actlvltlea, An analyEla qf the largest,the Staff Unlonr vill aerve aa a generel analysle ot otheie !!/. 56.-^^The Staff Counctl, a leglslative body of the Staff Unloo, la compogedof 120 menbers, It h66 approxlmately Z0 eomnltteee engaglng about ZOb l.:01: 3/. ^ The. Councll holds about 60 meetlngs e yearr or one rneettnS evefy4-) days. Conuritteea alao meet very frequently. Meetlngs are usually held'durlng rorklng hoursr r.Ith more than 8O er-rb.1ecte on th€ vork progranrne io bedlscussed. As for the tlne spent &t the€e meetlngs, the predtdelrt of theSteff Comrnlttee, 28th Staff Council, nade it cles! ln one of hle staternents:ItThe -Staff Councll hae paeeed untold reeolutlon€ on every concelveble subJect... l.le often spend ao huch tlne in neetlng€ dlscue8lng reaolutlon€ that rre havelittIe time and energy Ieft to work on irnpienentatlo' ilth th. Adnlnl.tratlon.rllg/. rt le underatood that the ltnplementatlon of resolutlons take6 addltlonelr.orking tlme both fron the 6taff r€presentatlve and the AdtnlnlBt!6tlon. 27l uN speclal , Jaouary 19g3, p. 1I. !!/ see Annual Report of the st6ff Counctl, 26rh eesston, lggo_19g]. 291 Staff RegulEtlon 8.l(c) stated: "The Staff Councll of Heed_quarters shall be composed of from 39 to 41 representativea ... . Holrevel,this reguletlon was c€ncelled upoo the Secretary-General's recommendetlon. lp/ Annual Report of rhe staff Councll, 28th eeselon, l9g0-19g1, p.2. 57. Another body engaged in staff actlvitles is the Joint Advisory Committee
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the internal workings and organization of the United Nations Secretariat, specifically the Staff Council and its activities. It seems to be highlighting the inefficiencies and challenges faced by the Secretariat due to the involvement of too many staff members in activities not directly related to their work. The text also mentions the Staff Union and its committees, which suggests that the focus is on the internal workings of the organization rather than external issues.

**Category**
Employment, Administration