Increased employment and mobility of young people in the United Nations

UN General Assembly, Increased employment and mobility of young people in the United Nations, A/RES/3024, UN General Assembly, 18 December 1972, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1972/en/9981 [accessed 22 March 2025]
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XXVII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
3024. Increased employment and mobility of young people in the United Nations

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2736 (XXV) of 17 December 1970, in which it expressed the need for special efforts to be made to recruit qualified young men and women for service with the United Nations through the development of more objective selection methods, Noting with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on channels of communication with youth and international youth organizations,[1] Noting the reference made in the report to the need for action to encourage and assist youth to play a greater role in the analysis and solution of problems affecting all people,[2] Noting also the reference made in the report to the need to open up the Organization to young people and to ensure their participation in the planning, implementation and evaluation of United Nations policies and programmes,[3] Noting further the reference made in the report to the fact that only 4.6 per cent of the United Nations professional staff is under 30 years of age,[4]

1. Endorses the recommendation of the Secretary-General that the guidelines for the recruitment of young staff members to the United Nations Secretariat contained in General Assembly resolution 2736 (XXV) should be fully implemented;[5]

2. Requests the Secretary-General to broaden effectively by all available means the base of employment for qualified youth, with equitable geographical distribution and taking into account the need to secure the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, not later than at its thirtieth session, a progress report on the extent of increased employment and mobility of young people in the United Nations, particularly by the opening of specific opportunities whereby communication would best be realized through participation.

2114th plenary meeting
18 December 1972
[1] A/8743 [2] Ibid., para. 18. [3] Ibid., para. 31. [4] A/8743, annex, para. 51. [5] A/8743, para. 39 (d).
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