RESOLUTION
11/2005
Appointment
of the
Director-General
THE CONFERENCE
,
Acting
in accordance with Article VII of the Constitution,
Having proceeded
to a secret ballot as laid down in Rule XII of the General Rules of the
Organization
,
 1.
Declares
that
Jacques Diouf
is appointed to the office of
Director-General
for a period of six years from
1 January 2006
, the term of office expiring on
31 December 2011
; and
Having considered
the recommendations regarding the conditions of appointment of the
Director-General
submitted by the General Committee in accordance with Rules X-2(j) and XXXVI-1(c) of the General Rules of the Organization,
2.
Resolves
that the
Director-General
shall receive a gross annual salary of US$233 006 corresponding to a net base annual salary of US$154 664 at the dependency rate, or US$137 543 at the single rate and an annual post adjustment corresponding to US$1 547 for each multiplier point at the dependency rate, or US$1 375 at the single rate, payable in accordance with the provisions of the Organization governing the salary to staff members; that he shall receive a representation allowance at the rate of US$50 000 net per annum; that in addition the Organization will directly rent appropriate housing accommodation to be assigned as the official residence of the Director-General and pay related expenses; and that he shall be entitled to all other allowances and benefits accruing to staff members of the Organization in the Professional and Higher Categories; and,      
3.
Further
resolves
that the
Director-General
shall not be a participant in the
United Nations
Joint Staff Pension Fund and that, in lieu thereof, he shall be entitled to receive, in monthly instalments, the equivalent of the Organization’s contribution to the Fund that would have been payable had he been a participant, as a supplement to his monthly remuneration; and
4.
Further
resolves
that the terms and conditions of appointment of the
Director-General
shall be governed by the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations subject, however, to the provisions of the contract to be signed by the
Chairperson of the Conference
on behalf of the Organization and by the Director-General elect, in accordance with Rule XXXVI-1(c).
(Adopted on
26 November 2005
)