of paragraph 2 of that resolution. Even the staff's recownendations in paragraph 62 of document A/C.5/39/23 did not go far enough towards ensuring the balanced representation of women in the Secretariat. Inadequate representation of women was clearly an administrative, cultural and social problem and appropriate solutions must therefore be found. In calling for a principal adviser on women, the staff was addressing only part of the organizational aspect of the problem. Additional administrative action seemed to be needed to deal, for instance, with a situation in which many departments simply refused to implement promotions of women who were on the promotion registerJ such action should be patterned on the measures described in paragraph 7 of document A/C.5/39/l7. An adequate solution to the social dimension of the problem should include, as a minimum, full implementation of paragraphs 2, 3 (a) and 3 (c) of section III of General Assembly resolution 33/143 and paragraphs 4 (b), (d) and (e) of section V of General Assembly resolution 35/210, particularly with regard to the institution of flexible working hours, which had been proved to increase efficiency by reducing stress on employees who desired to attend to equally important commitments outside the workplace. 6. In the view of his delegation, there was no acceptable excuse for the failure to meet even the minimum targets set by the General Assembly when posts subject to geographical distribution represented only one seventh of total posts available. Any resolu:ion adopted at the current session must view the problem from that perspective. His delegation noted the Secretary-General's failure to take any concrete measures to implement General Assembly resolutions with regard to States below the midpoint of their desirable ranges and developing States which were not represented at the senior and policy-formulating levels. His country fell into 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing issues related to gender equality and representation in an international organization, specifically the United Nations Secretariat. The language used suggests that the focus is on the organizational and cultural aspects of ensuring a balanced representation of women, rather than on specific economic or technical issues.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief