text: 117.Afterreviewing various proposals forsucharange,theCommission decided to recommend totheGeneral Assembly arangeof110to120forthenetremuneration margin, andconsidered thatthemid-point ofaround 115wouldconstitute a desirable levelaround whichthenetremuneration marginshould bemaintained over aperiodoftime. 118.TheCommission decided tobringtotheattention oftheGeneral Assembly that theaboverecommendation, withregardtothedesirable levelandtherangeforthe netremuneration margin, related tothecurrent methodology usedformargin calculations. Aconcise description ofthecurrent methodology 1stobefoundin allnexI. 119.Duringtheconsideration ofthematterofthedesirable rangeforthenet remuneration margin, theCommission notedtheVlewsexpressed bytheorganizations thatfurther studies should beundertaken bytheCommission relating tothe elements thatshould betakenintoaccount inthedetermination ofthemargin and thequantification oftheelements thereof. However, astheorganizations hadnot beenabletoprovide detailed informat~on concerning theirproposals, the Coremission decided toconfirm thedefinition ofthenetremuneration margin onthe basiscurrently available. If,however, atthetwenty-fourth session the organizations andstaffwereinaposition toprovide evidence thatwouldcallfor afurther reviewtheCommission wouldconsider allrelevant factsandmake appropria~e recommendations totheGeneral Assembly. Modalities fortheoperation ofthepostadjustment systemwithinthemargin range 120.TheGeneral Assembly, insUbparagraph 1(b)(ii)ofitsresolution 39/27, requested theCommission tosubmit recommendations tothefortieth session ofthe Assembly onthetechnical measures thatwouldbeapplied bytheCommission to ensurethatthepostadjustment systemoperated atalltimeswithintheframework ofthedefined marginrange. Inthatrespectitmightbecomeessential fromtime totimetoensurethattheremuneration atthebaseofthesystem, NewYork(and conseauently atotherdutystations), wasfrozen bywithholding postadjustment increases thatbecamedue.Assuming thattheGeneral Assembly approved theUnited Nations/United Statesmargin rangerecommended bythecommission, thesystem inthe futurecouldoperate asoutlined inthefollowing paragraphs.in ra in th as wo 12 ad th Ge no wi op of fa lo~ As WOt op 12 re C.:>r 125 adj wit nea adj 126 adj Yor Pro rec -30- II121.Ifthemargin werehigherthantheupperlimitofthemarginrange,the Commission wouldberequired totakeimmediate actiontofreezethepostadjustment classification inNewYork.Concurrently, itwouldalsofreezepostadjustment classifications ofallotherdutystations tothesameextentasthattowhichthe NewYorkpostadjustment classification wouldbefrozen. Thatprocess would continue untilthemargin wasreduced totheupperlimitofthemarginrange. 122.Oncethemargin waswithinthemarginrange,theCommission wouldensurethat itremained there.Ifapostadjustment classbecamedueinNewYork,the Commission wouldstudytheeffect onthemarginofgranting suchanincreaLa. If theresulting margin weretoexceedtheupperlimitofthemarginrange,thepost adjustment increase wouldnotbegranted untilsuchatimeasthemargin (calculated onthebasisofUnj.t~dNations Professional remuneration inNewYork, including theadditional postadjustment class) wastofallwithinthemargin range. Fortheintervening period, i.e.fromthedatetheNewYorkpostadjustment indexrequired thegranting ofthecorresponding postadjustment classtothetime thattheclasswasactually granted, thepostadjustment inNewYorkwouldbe assumed tobefrozen. Postadjustment classifications ofallotherdutystations wouldalsobefrozentothesameextentasinNewYork. 123.Conversely, ifitbecameevident thatevenwiththeapplication ofthepost adjustment classes dueinNewYorkthemargin woulddropbelowthelowerlimitof themarginrange,theCommission wouldthenmakeappropriate recommendations tothe General Assembly tobringthemarginwithintheagreedrange. Somemembers could notagreewiththisinformation becauseitwasvague,unclear andoutofbalance withtheveryclearactions envisaged inparaqraph 122bytheCommission inthe opposite situation whenthepostadjustment forNewYorkexceeded theupperlimit ofthemarginrange. Thesemembers wereoftheviewthattheonlycorrect position fortheCommission totakewhentheNewYorkpostadjustment dropped belowthe lowerlimitofthemargin rangewasforittomakerecommendations totheGeneral Assembly forasalaryincrease tobringthemarginwithintheagreedrange. This
analysis: The text appears to be related to the remuneration of employees within the United Nations, specifically discussing the calculation of the net remuneration margin and the potential freezing of post-adjustment increases. The language used is technical and focused on the internal workings of the UN, suggesting that the topic is administrative in nature. This leads me to believe that the category is Employment, with possible ties to International relations.