imbalances in the geographical distribution of the Secretariat staff. His delegation therefore supported the ICSC recommendation that the existing mandatory age of separation from service should not be changed. 83. With regard to the education grant, in paragraph 83 of the ICSC report it was recommended that it should be set at a level of 75 per cent of the cost of attendance at an educational institution not to exceed $6,000 up to a maximum grant of $4,500. His delegation had to reject that recommendation, and not purely owing to financial considerations or with the aim of economizing at any cost. 84. Since 1946, when the education grant had been introduced, there had been changes which had significantly altered not only the level but also the purpose of the grant. In 1976 ICSC had submitted its first recommendation to raise the level of the education grant. On the basis of that recommendation, the General Assembly, in resolution 31/141 B, had decided to revise the system of education grants and to introduce a regressive system based on costs. In 1980, on the basis of another ICSC recommendation, the General Assembly had approved a new regulation which had raised reimbursable costs to $5,000, while preserving the regressive system. At the current session ICSC was submitting a third recommendation to raise the education grant, under which reimbursable costs would increase to $6,000, and the regressive system would be replaced by a uniform rate of 75 per cent. 85. In the report which it had submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-seventh session (A/37/30, para. 19~, the Commission had recalled the definition of the education grant established in 1955 by the International Civil Service Advisory Board (ICSAB), which had stated that "education grants were established in order to help parents meet some of the extra costs involved in 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the internal policies and staff management of an international organization, specifically the Secretariat staff, and the allocation of education grants to staff members. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on administrative and bureaucratic matters.

**Category**
Education, Employment