Secretary-General. It would appear, from the introductory statement of the Assistant Secretary-General for Personnel Services, that the Secretary-General himself did not have all that was needed to enable him to deal with the matter effectively. His delegation believed that countries which were already overrepresented or whose nationals had occupied certain high-level posts should agree to give them up, particularly when their nationals reached retirement age. To allow for the widest possible political and social spectrum to be represented in the Secretariat, on the basis of competence, of course, a system of rotation should be installed in order to dispel the impression that some posts were "private property". His delegation also criticized the tendency to accord so much importance to Anglo-Saxon university degrees and observed that the pride of place given to the English language in the Organization was a source of unfairness in the selection of candidates. 69. Despite the Secretary-General's efforts and although they had produced some improvement, Africa was still underrepresented in posts at the decision-making level, as could be seen from table 11 in the report on the composition of the Secretariat (A/38/347). His country considered itself very much underrepresented in the Secretariat, particularly in respect of senior posts. Moreover, there seemed to have been very little improvement in the situation of women in the Secretariat and they were still subject to discrimination in appointment and promotion. His delegation noted that the proportion of women in posts subject to geographical distribution had increased by only one-tenth of one per cent, from 22.2 per cent in 1982 to 22.3 per cent in 1983. At that rate, it would take 27 years to reach the ~arget set by the relevant General Assembly resolutions. He could not understand why in certain offices, departments and committees of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the composition of the United Nations Secretariat, specifically the lack of representation of certain countries, particularly African countries, and the underrepresentation of women. It also touches on the issue of qualifications and the importance of diversity in the Secretariat. Given the focus on human resources and organizational management, it is likely that this text is related to employment and human resources.

**Category**
Employment