· r,. 3>-<:::retariat and to improve recruitment, particularly by organizing · .. ·,_n,:.t ions in unrepresented and under-represented countries. '·,, ot whose nationals held Professional posts in the Secretariat, had ,.,·, l'>we.:: limit of its desirable range. In addition, although his .. 1 ,J ·'::!tHy qualified personnel in such fields as industrial development, no .> ,:, -:.,·,o:ert had ever been recruited by the United Nations. His delegation . , '''"·'·<·d that action would be taken to rectify that situation, in the light · ·:;•r.: '"d<:ntions of the General Assembly that, in the recruitment of staff, ·. • .. ·, ' ·'"h' :c l·f£ given to candidates from unrepresented or under-represented ·· · :.-:::.fl b•:!<en made to appoint more women to posts in the Professional · .... _,.,· •. wu dl"'"e, but that should not be achieved at the expense of equitable ........... ' t• c:' distribution. His delegation wished to point out the slow pace of r ,,,. ·:.: .• retariat to establish an appropriate balance in the representation .· · the D-2 level and above, and pointed out that some nationals of · , t.tie::. rlid not receive fair treatment with respect to appointment and :· "'as incumbent on the Office of Personnel Services and the .,,;·1 Promotion Board to monitor the situation closely in order to avoid L. leon, 'l'he commitment given by the Secretary-General that he would .· , d" , d opmen t plan at the next session of the General Assembly was . ~nto:nded to respect the immunities and privileges of international :novid..;,d that they displayed professional honesty and integrity ·mtLies in which they served. His delegation urged the .: l tl> make every effort to secure the release of all international , " ;.1~t.:ntion, and appealed to Member States to accord the 