identificat.ion ofarepresentative sampleofjobsforsalarysurveypurposes. G.Development ofclassification standards for theGeneral Service atBaghdad andSantiago 231.TheCommission agreedtoareauest fromtheUnitedNations Under-Secretary­ General forAdministration andManagement toendorse twoprojects forthe development ofclassification standard~ fortheGeneral Service andrelated categories inthedutystations ofBc ~,~dandSantiago underarticle 13ofits statute. TheCommission decided to~_acethetwoprojects underitsaegis, and designated theUnitedNations asleadagency. Itfurthermore calledtheattention oftheorganizations totheguidelines andcriteria ithaddeveloped forthat purpose, andrequested thatadraftstandard bepresented tothetwenty-fourth session oftheCommission. H.Development ofclassification standards fortheGeneral Service insmall- andmedium-sized fieldoffices 232.Atitstwenty-first session, theCommission reviewed apaperbyCCAQreporting itsprogress indeveloping classification standards forsmall- andmedium-sized fieldoffices. CCAQhadundertaken theproject toensur~equity inthegrading of General Service postsinestablished fieldoffices. CCAQhaddecided thata benchmark typeofstandard wouldbedeveloped tocoverpostsinestablished field offices, excluding postsindutystations withlargeregional commissions. Benchmarks developed wouldbeusedbothforjobclassification andinjobmatching forsalarysurveys. Theorganizations intended topresent draftstandards tothe Commission atitstwenty-second session. . 233.TheCommission hadwelcomed theinitiative takenbytheorganization and concluded thatthebenefits ofstandards developed couldgobeyondensuring equal payforworkofequalvalue,toestablishing abasisforanincreased -54-~der in rey, :ied :ion, for jobS ion ting of Id ing he alinter-organizational exchange attheleveloffielddutystations byproviding acommonconcept ofentry-level standards andrequirements, acommonapproach tojOb­ related promotion criteria andaframework forcommontraining opportunities. 234.Atitstwenty-second session, theCommission received areport fromtherepresentative ofCCAQcovering progress madeindeveloping standards. CCAQhadagreed onbenchmarks foruseindutystations havinganappropriate gradestructure. Whilethebenchmarks wereadequate forthejobstheycovered, theorganizations wereconcerned aboutjobsnotcovered andone-of-a-kind orcompositejobs. Theorganizations hadconsidered developing asupport or"master" standardtosupplement thebenchmarks. However, several issuesremained unresolved, amongthemthenumberofgradelevelsatalldutystations thatwerenotyetuniform andtheconcern astowhether theutility ofthesupport standard wouldjustify thetimeandeffortnecessary todevelopit.Onthebasisofthoseconsiderations, theCCAQhaddecided tosetasideworktodevelop asupport standard andtofinalizethestandard forpresentation totheCommission atitstwenty-third session. Theneedforasupport standard couldbereviewed afterexperience withtheapplicationofthebenchmarks. Discussion anddecision oftheCommission 235.TheCommission notedtheCCAQreportbutregretted thatdevelopment ofthestandard hadstillnotbeencompleted forconsideration atitstwenty-secondsession. Whileagreeing topostpone consideration ofthestandard untilitstwenty-third session, theCommission reiterated thatastandard wasneededassoonaspossible forapplication inconjunction withthegeneral methodology fors~larysurveys atnon-headquarters dutystations. -55-CHAPTER VIII ACTION TAKEN BYTHECOMMISSION UNDERARTICLE 14OFITSSTATUTE A.Humanresources planning fornon-professional staff 236.Asaresultoftwosymposia onhumanresources planning fornon-Professional staff, whichhadbeenheldundertheaegisoftheCommission, anumberofpossible actions wereidentified thatwouldbeintheinterests ofboththeorganizations andthestaff. TheCommission concluded thatthetwosymposia hadledtomany valuable recommendations. Itnotedalargemeasure ofcompatibility between the positions ofthestaffandtheorganizations andexpressed itssatisfaction with thethorough consider.ation CCAQhadgiventotheissues. Inaddition, the Commission expressed itsagreement withtheposition takenbytheorganizations on theneedforadynamic stafftraining programme, including on-the-job training. It notedthecloselinkage between humanresources planning andquestions ofbudget
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing administrative and organizational matters within the United Nations, focusing on the development of classification standards for non-professional staff and the human resources planning for non-professional staff. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting a bureaucratic context. The topics discussed, such as salary surveys and job classification, are also indicative of an organizational or administrative context.

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Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief