text: conditions of service was limited by budgetary constraints. 13. Certain delegations had advocated maintaining the age of separation at 60, while others wished to raise it to 62. The matter was of concern to most Member States. In Lebanon, for example, the retirement age had varied from 60 to 65 years of age at different times, while special provision for later retirement had been made for certain categories of employees whose services were in demand. With regard to United Nations officials, his delegation felt that the age of separation should, in principle, be established at 62. Nevertheless, such a policy should be interpreted flexibly. It would be unfortunate for the United Nations to lose senior officials with great experience at an age when they could still be extremely useful to the Organization. From the individual's point of view, it might even be preferable to take retirement at 55 years of age, which would enable staff members to contemplate other employment opportunities. 14. Lastly, his delegation was gratified by the Secretary-General's awareness of the United Nations administative shortcomings and was pleased that he had already begun to review current management practices in a constructive spirit, for the good of the Organization's work and its staff. 15. Mr. AREGA (Ethiopia) said that reference had been made in document A/C.5/38/17, paragraph 11, to the fact that an internationally recruited ECA staff member had been requested to leave Ethiopia after having been involved in a number I ... A/C. 5/38/SR .4 5 English Page 5 (Mr. Arega, Ethiopia) of automobile accidents, and that ECA had complied with the request under protest. In fact, the case was rather more involved than it appeared in the report. The staff member in question had, on two different occasions, caused the deaths of two 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the conditions of service for United Nations officials, including retirement age and administrative practices. While it mentions specific countries and international organizations, the focus is on the internal workings and policies of the UN, rather than external issues like economic development or natural resources.