recruitment and promotion of women. The 25 per cent target set by the Assembly should not be regarded as limitative but rather as a bare minimum. 20. The report submitted by the staff respresentatives of the United Nations Secretariat in document A/C.5/38/29 was a very positive contribution to the discussion of personnel questions. 21. The information provided by the Secretary-General with regard to the arrest and detention of staff members was a cause for concern. His delegation agreed with the view put forward by the staff unions and associations that the Secretary­ General should be notified whenever a staff member was arrested, informed of the charges against the staff member and given access to the individual. It concurred in the view that staff members should be protected irrespective of their functions or other circumstances. AGENDA ITEM 118: UNITED NATIONS PENSION SYSTEM: REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS JOINT STAFF PENSION BOARD (continued) (A/38/9 and Add.l and Add.l/OOrr.l and 2, A/38/547; A/C.S/38/19; A/C.5/38/CRP.4) 22. The CHAIRMAN invited the Executive Secretary of the Joint Staff Pension Board to make a concluding statement, after which he intended to adjourn the meeting in order to allow the Committee to pursue its consideration of the item informally. 23. Mr. MANGO (Executive Secretary, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board) said that in the three days of general debate on the pension item most speakers had supported the proposals put forward by the Pension Board, as amended by the Advisory Committee. However, a few delegations had stated that they were unable to support the proposals, in particular the proposal to increase the rate of contribution by 0.75 per cent, effective 1 January 1984. Such delegations had argued that United Nations pensions had increased very rapidly and were now too 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from the United Nations discussing personnel and pension-related matters. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text is a formal document from an international organization. The topics discussed, such as the recruitment and promotion of women, pension system, and staff-related issues, indicate that the text is related to employment and human resources.

**Category**
Employment