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Gender Distribution of Staff
in the United Nations Secretariat

by department or office and by grade
as of 30 June 1996

See explanation of abbreviations at the bottom of the table


Department
or Office		USG
Men 		USG
Women		ASG
Men		ASG
Women		D-2
Men		D-2
Women		D-1
Men		D-1
Women
DAM1----132
DAMOHRM--1-1213
INTORG--------
DPI--1-42135
DPCSD1---22102
UNJSPF------2-
UNEP-1---21-
DAR OPPBA--1-4-5-
UNCHR1-1---2-
DDSMS1---2161
UNOG1---2-72
DCP1---2-1-
DPA1-2-81105
OLA1---5-7-
OIOS1---1-21
DESIPA1---2-112
DAMOCSS--1-3-124
DPKO1-2-3-81
SG2-112-22
ESCWA1----14-
ESCAP1----193
ECLAC1-----102
DHA1---4-7-
UNOV----2-32
REGCOM------11
UNCHS--1-2-21
ECE1----152
UNCTAD1---3-221
ECA1---1-71
DPKOFALD--3-2-6-
UNCC----2-1-
UNSCOM--------
Total201141571418043


Department
or Office		P-5
Men		P-5
Women		Total
Men		Total
Women		GRAND
TOTAL		Percent
Women
DAM4314173154.8%
DAMOHRM6836417753.2%
INTORG2-33650.0%
DPI191313112825949.4%
DPCSD14847449148.4%
UNJSPF5218153345.5%
UNEP-21192045.0%
DAR OPPBA81051409144.0%
UNCHR6233255843.1%
DDSMS13749378643.0%
UNOG4755389340.9%
DCP7127184540.0%
DPA2111845213038.2%
OLA10949307938.0%
OIOS7131184936.7%
DESIPA118834212533.6%
DAMOCSS158914613733.6%
DPKO7253267932.9%
SG321782532.0%
ESCWA12250227230.6%
ESCAP212934013330.1%
ECLAC1761013813927.3%
DHA11233124526.7%
UNOV7238135125.5%
REGCOM1-31425.0%
UNCHS4134114524.4%
ECE15168208822.7%
UNCTAD3961574620322.7%
ECA3331283616422.0%
DPKOFALD1413964513.3%
UNCC1-5050.0%
UNSCOM--000-
TOTAL3371301632882251435.1%

Note: For space reasons, we have left out some of the data in the original UN table, showing grades P-1, P-2, P-3 and P-4 (the lowest professional grades). The table shows the highest grades at the organization -- Under Secretary General, Assistant Secretary General, D-2 (the upper-level "Director"), D-1 (the lower-level "Director"), and the P-5, or top-level professional -- 797 out of the total of 2,514 staff or about a third.

Abbreviations

DAM - Department of Administration and Management

DAMOHM - Department of Administration and Management, Office of Human Resources Management

INTORG - Interorganisation Body

DPI - Department of Public Information

DPCSD - Department of Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development

UNJSPF - UN Joint Staff Pension Fund

UNEP - UN Environmental Program

DAMOPPBA - Department of Administration and Management, Office of Programme Planning Budget and Accounts

UNCHR - UN Center for Human Rights

DDSMS - Department of Development Support and Management Services

UNOG - UN Office in Geneva

DCP - UN Drug Control Program

DPA - Department of Political Affairs

OLA - Office of Legal Affairs

OIOS - Office of International Oversight Services

DESIPA - Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis

DAMOCS - Department of Administration and Management, Office of Conference Services

DPKO - Department of Peacekeeping Operations

SG - Office of the Secretary General

ESCWA - Ecomic and Social Commission for Western Asia

ESCAP - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ECLAC - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

DHA - Department of Humanitarian Afairs

UNOV - United Nations Office in Vienna

REGCOM - Regional Commissions

UNCHS - UN Center for Human Settlements

ECE - Economic Commission for Europe

UNCTAD - UN Commission on Trade and Development

ECA -

DPKOFALD - Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Field Administration and Logistics Division

UNCC - UN Compensation Commission

UNSCOM - UN Special Commission


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