the percentage had risen to only 22.3 per cent, the smallest annual increase since the target had been set. Only 15.9 per cent of new recruits in 1983, had been women, as against 20.5 per cent in 1982. With regard to promotion, he noted from the table in A/38/349 that men continued greatly to outnumber women at the P-2 to P-4 levels and at the D-1 level. 12. From table 9 of the same document, his delegation noted with satisfaction that Spain had for the first time ceased to be an under-represented country. While the number of Spanish nationals employed in posts subject to geographical distribution had risen from 25 in 1981 to 40 at present, his country, which was the ninth largest contributor to the regular budget, had still not reached the midpoint of its desirable range. His delegation's satisfaction at the increase in the total number of Spanish nationals in the Secretariat was marred by the fact that the number of Spanish women had declined by one. 13. His delegation was also pleased that the number of Spanish nationals with permanent contracts had risen from 21 to 23 and that the number on fixed-term contracts had increased from 8 to 17. However, Spanish nationals were not sufficiently represented at senior levels. In that connection, it should be noted that the transfer of one Spanish national at the D-1 level away from Headquarters ; ... l A/C.5/38/SR.47 English Page 5 (Mr. Sagrera, Spain) had reduced Spain's representation at senior levels in New York. It was to be hoped that that situation would improve in the near future. Lastly, he noted that the number of Spanish nationals in posts with special language requirements had again declined in the past year, as it had in 1981. 14. Mr. GRECU (Romania) said that his delegation was pleased to note from the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the representation of Spanish nationals in the Secretariat of the United Nations, specifically in terms of gender and geographic distribution. The language used suggests a focus on personnel and employment within the organization.

**Category**
Employment