Agency, the Interim Commission for the International Trade Organisation, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property and the Europaan and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization are members of the Fund. As at 31 December 1989, the total number of participants was 56,222 and there were 29,566 period benefits in award. At its forty-fourth session, m/ the General Assembly (a) approved, without retroactive effect, the following measures to improve the actuarial balance of the Fund, together with the consequent amendments to the Regulations of the Fund and the pension adjustment system: (i) For new participants entering or re-entering the Fund on or after 1 January 1990 the normal retirement age was established at 62 (instead of 60 which will continue to apply to other participants); l&Z/ References for the forty-fourth session (agenda item 132): (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) Report of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board: Supplement No. 9 (A/44/9)$ Roport of the Secretary-General: A/C.5/44/6# Report of the International Civil Service Cosuxissionr Supplement No. 30 (A/44/30); Report of the Advisory Cosxxitteer A/44/682; Report of the Fifth Conxxitteer A/44/09lj Resolution 4411991 Meetings of the Fifth Cossnittee: A/C.5/44/SR.2Rr 31, 33, 35, 30, 44 and 591 Plenary meeting: A/44/W.04. I... A/45/100 English Page 371 (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) took For participants entering or re-entering the Fund on or after 1 January 1990 and who take early retirement before reaching age 57, the reduction factors for ages 55 and 56 will be 6 per cent for each year; For participants who separate from service on or after 31 December 1989 and who elect a deferred retirement benefit. adjustments of that benefit will commence only when the separated participant reaches age 55 (instead of age 50, which will continue to apply to other deferred retirement benefits): 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the administration and management of a pension fund, specifically the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund. It discusses changes to the fund's rules and regulations, such as adjusting the normal retirement age and early retirement benefits. This suggests that the category is related to employment or human resources, but it may also have some connection to international organizations or global governance.

**Category**
Employment, International trade