specialists from all parts of the world, persons who were familiar with the latest developments in their speciality and who, when their contracts came to an end, would return home to make available to their country, especially if it was a developing country, the experience which they had gained in international organizations. It was necessary under such a policy to give precedence to fixed-term contracts, thereby also facilitating the implementation of the principle of equitable geographical distribution. Consequently, his delegation was opposed to the practice of appointing to vacant posts staff members with permanent contracts instead of qualified personnel recruited from outside. It also opposed the appointment to Professional posts of General Service staff members who had not attended a university, since that led to a lowering of standards of proficiency in the Secretariat. 14. It was vital that the management should oppose any violation of the prov~s~ons of the Charter and the relevant General Assembly resolutions establishing or reaffirming the principle of equitable geographical distribution, in particular resolutions 35/210 and 37/235. The medium-term recruitment plan, aimed at increasing the number of staff from unrepresented and under-represented countries, should be rigorously applied in order to bring those countries to the midpoint of their respective ranges by 1985 at the latest. The Secretariat should refrain from recruiting nationals of over-represented countries until all other countries had reached their midpoints, and it should desist from awarding permanent contracts, with a view to increasing the proportion of fixed-term contracts. Every staff member should retire on reaching the mandatory age of separation, that rule should be very strictly enforced. 15. The Soviet delegation had proposed, on a number of occasions, measures regarding the privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations system. It considered that those immunities should be strengthened, in particular at United 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the internal workings of the United Nations, specifically the hiring and management of staff members. The language used is formal and official, suggesting a document from a high-level meeting or committee. The content focuses on issues of fairness and equity in the recruitment and retention of staff, with a particular emphasis on geographical distribution and the type of contracts offered. This suggests that the category is likely related to governance or administration rather than a specific area of economic development or social issue.

**Category**
Employment