text: theunprecedented increase inmission assignments. abacklog hasbeencreated with regardtothoseregular examinations. Health-enhancing anddisease preventive programmes should beincreased. AttheSaffletime.activities relat(\iJ(l t,Q(f,mp assistance willhavetobestrengthened inordertoaddr.ms thelncrm••ingn••dto provide guidance andcounselling tostaff. -3- Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library41.11 Theprogr2l:lrorM,' willcontinue tobei~{pleme!1ted bytheOffice ofHuman lMe$ource~ Ha.nagement atHeadquarters, andbythevariOllspersonnel services ofthe Divisions ofAdministration attheUnit.ed Mations Office atGeneva and1J'ier-na, the r~·gio:n.81 c4jft~ig;gions, a.nootherUnited Nations affic-ss a'¥fayfro;mHeadquarters. T'he fu.n£:ti(j!l~ andorganizational structure oftheOffice ofHill11anResources ~~anagemen't ale",deocribed inthe 5ecretary~Gene;ral' isBulletins (ST/SGB/Orga!lization, lflEWt. P(II)ofJuri€1975andST/S{;B/224 of13February 1987). TheOffice ofHtL'!lan Re~ource§ Managel:l\u~nt atHeadquarten. willcontinue todevelop policies a.ndprovide ov",ral1 gui.dance tooverseas offices. 41.12 Int...'1i'1 d@cC\d~ ahead, <J1'ftidst rapidshifts ininternational relations, the cocnte'}l:t;. hiwhichtheOrganization l.o'il1opcerate isoneofchange andreorientation. Tll{iJ' focu~ofth@progratl'!l'l:;6 onhumanresources rl'.anagement willaccordingly movefrom t~ohnlcal ~ervicing toactive support forthechanging substantive functions ofthe undertheC'narter . 4,1.13 Underthttdirect supervision oftheAssistant Secretary-General forHuman R€H~bUrCtU Hanagtl'lllent, planning andinformation activities willbecentralized to eaGUrethattheshort-term andlong-term staffing needscanbeforecast andmet Gale(lU,a~ely andthatthehumanresources oftheOrganization areutilized optimally. 41.14 Inthelastthreeyears, theresources oftheprogramme inthefieldof n;:cruiUl'Cl1lnt andplCicement havebeenfullycommitted totheimplementation ofthe vac~nay management and ~taffredeployment planasaninitial module leading toa cOtFlpre'!1wl'i(dve career development plan,theretrenc:b.ment planandthestaffing of p~ac@~kCil1lping oI?eration(~ andpeace-keeping missions. During theperiod 1992-1997 ofthe medium~tI.H·m plan,waysandmeanswillbeexplored formaintaining allMember gtate~ ~ithin theirdesirable ranges inpostssubject togeographical di~tribution. Widerandmoreaggressive campaigns toidentify recruitment sources andqualified candidates, especially female candidates, willbeundertaken. Atthe ~anletime, 11comprehensive andorderly career development system forstaffinall c~teg6ri~$ willbacompleted andimplemented. Inordertostrengthen further mobility, whichhasnoticeably increased underthevacancy management system, a planned ~ndcentralized scheme torotatestaffintheProfessional category will b8come anintegral partofhumanresources management. 41,15 Theprinciple ofcureer appointments hasnowbeenmorewidely accepted by mo~t I~tlmber Governments, whichhelpsinenhancing thecohesiveness andmobility of the ~3tCl1'f. I tistheintention oftheOffice ofHumanResources Management to ro~ttlrthattrendduring themedium-term planperiod. Inthatcontext, competitive ellaminations willbeusedmoreextensively torecruit newstaffmembers atthe juniorProressional level an~theapplication ofcompetitive examinations willbe extended selectively during 1992~1997 topostsattheP-3level. 41.16 Inarapidly changing workenvironment, career counselling becomes critical and~illbestrengthened forstaffinboththeProfessional andGeneral Service categories. Inmeeting thatgoal, a"Career Development Handbook" forstaffinthe Goneral Service category atHeadquarters hasbeenprepared bytheOffice ofHuman n••ourc••Management, introducing theconcept ofcareer pathsbasedontheconcept ofoccupational groups. Iti.envisaged thatahandbook forstaffinthe
analysis: This text appears to be a report from the United Nations Office of Human Resources Management, discussing various aspects of human resources management, such as career development, recruitment, and staff management. The text also touches on the topic of adapting to rapid changes in international relations and the organization's operations. Given the focus on human resources and organizational management, it is likely that the text is related to the field of employment or human resources management.