text: had so far been employed by the United Nations, and that situation was not in any way due to a lack of highly qualified individuals from that geographical region. 23. His delegation was deeply convinced that the highest standards of competence were in no way incompatible with respect for the principle of equitable geographical distribution. Otherwise, it would be difficult to imagine a genuinely international Secretariat. His delegation was confident that the new personnel policy announced by the Assistant Secretary-General would ensure that objective as well, in spite of bureaucratic resistance to all efforts aimed at modernization and improvement and the opposition of certain departments to the recruitment of young people who had been successful in the competitive examinations. ; ... A/C.5/38/SR.50 English Page 8 (Mr. Tomaszewski, Poland) 24. With regard to the employment of women, he took note of the action described in paragraph 14 of document A/38/347 and doubted whether drawing the attention of heads of departments to the proportion of female staff members in the organizational unit concerned was sufficient to give effect to the decisions of the General Assembly. His delegation trusted that the new personnel policy would also cover senior posts in the Secretariat so that the Secretary-General would be able to discharge all of his responsibilities. 25. He noted with concern that the number of staff members from other duty stations who travelled to Headquarters for the sessions of the General Assembly was constantly growing. That practice unnecessarily increased the Organization's expenses and affected staff morale. A strange form of tourism seemed to be taking place at the expense of the Organization. He strongly urged that staff travel should be considerably reduced, and requested the Secretariat to submit a conference room paper providing detailed information on official travel by staff from other duty stations to New York in connection with the thirty-eighth session 
analysis: The text discusses the employment and personnel policy of the United Nations, specifically the geographical distribution of staff, the recruitment of young people, and the travel of staff members to Headquarters. While there is no direct mention of economic development or other specific sectors, the topic of employment and personnel policy is likely related to the overall functioning and efficiency of the organization.