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AFR/RC56/INF.DOC/3 12 July 2006 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fifty-sixth session Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 August 1 September 2006 Provisional agenda item 10.

1 AFR/RC56/INF.DOC/3 12 July 2006 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fifty-sixth session Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 August 1 September 2006 Provisional agenda item 10.4 REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCES IN WHO IN THE AFRICAN REGION Information Document CONTENTS Paragraphs INTRODUCTION... 1 APPOINTMENT CATEGORIES CATEGORY, GRADE AND GENDER DISTRIBUTION GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION TABLES Page Table 1a Staff members with long-term appointments by category... 3 Table 1b Staff members with temporary appointments by category... 3 Table 1c Long-term and temporary staff members combined... 3 Table 2 Distribution of staff members by category, grade and gender... 4 Table 3a Distribution of long-term professional staff (working in the African Region) by nationality, grade and gender... 5 Table 3b Geographical distribution of long-term professional staff from countries of the African Region... 6 Table 3c Distribution of temporary professional staff (working in the African Region) by nationality, grade and gender... 7 Table 4 Long-term and temporary staff by duty station... 8

3 AFR/RC56/INF.DOC/3 Page 1 INTRODUCTION 1. The information below represents an overview of the staffing profile in WHO in the African Region as at 1 June 2006; it covers the overal staffing situation by category and grade, gender, geographical representation, nationality, and duty station. APPOINTMENT CATEGORIES 2. At 1 June 2006, WHO in the African Region had 952 staff members on fixed-term appointments. The fixed-term category, hereafter referred to as long-term appointments, comprises staff members holding contracts of one to five years (fixed-term appointments) or career/service appointments. Of the 952 staff members on long-term appointments, 289 (30.4%) were professional staff members, 194 (20.4%) were national professional officers and 469 (49.2%) were general service staff members (Table 1a). 3. Moreover, at 1 June 2006, WHO in the African Region had 1749 staff members on temporary appointments (11 months or less). Of these 1749 temporary staff members, 238 (13.6%) were professional staff members, 191 (11%) were national professional officers and 1320 (75.4%) were general service staff members (Table 1b). 4. Thus, at 1 June 2006, WHO in the African Region had a total of 2701 staff members on both long-term appointments and temporary appointments. Of these 2701 staff members, 527 (19.6%) were in the professional category, 385 (14.2%) in the national professional officer (NPO) category and 1789 (66.2%) in the general services (GS) category (Table 1c). CATEGORY, GRADE AND GENDER DISTRIBUTION 5. The distribution of staff members by category, grade and gender is shown in Table 2. It can be seen that, of the 289 professional staff members on long-term appointments, 209 (72.3%) were men and 80 (27.7%) were women. Of the 238 professional staff members with temporary appointments, 197 (82.8%) were men and 41 (17.2%) were women. 6. The highest concentration of professional staff members on long-term appointments was at P.5 level, 98 (34%); whereas the highest concentration of professional staff members with temporary appointments was at P.4 level, 200 (84%). 7. Among the 385 national professional officers, 194 (50.3%) were on long-term appointments and 191 (49.7%) held temporary appointments. Of the 194 NPOs on long-term appointments, 132 (68%) were men and 62 (32%) were women. Of the 191 NPOs holding temporary appointments, 146 (76.4%) were men and 45 (23.6%) were women. 8. Of the 1789 general service staff members, 469 (26.2%) were on fixed-term appointments and 1320 (73.8%) held temporary appointments. Of the 469 GS staff members on fixed-term appointments, 279 (59%) were men and 190 (41%) were women. Of the 1320 GS staff members holding temporary appointments, 898 (68%) were men and 422 (32%) were women (Table 2).

4 AFR/RC56/INF.DOC/3 Page 2 GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION 9. Table 3a presents the professional staff members in the long-term category working in the WHO African Region by their nationality, grade and gender. At 1 June 2006, the highest represented nationality in the African Region was the United States of America with 15 long-term professional staff members followed by Cameroon and Uganda with 12 staff members each. The following countries outside the African Region had representation: Australia (1), Belgium (4), Canada (3), Denmark (1), Germany (1), France (2), Honduras (1), India (1), Italy (3), Libya (1), Morocco (1), Myanmar (1), Portugal (3), Sweden (1), United Kingdom (2), USA (15). 10. Table 3b presents the geographical distribution of long-term professional staff members from the countries of the African Region. It is worth noting that 15 countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) were over-represented (C category). Also, 19 countries (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gambia, Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo and Tanzania) were within their range but above the mid-point (B2 category). Eight (8) countries (Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Namibia, and Sao Tome and Principe) were within their range but below the mid-point (B1 category). Four (4) countries, namely, Comoros, Lesotho, Seychelles and Swaziland, had no longterm professional representation (A category). 11. Table 3c presents the professional staff members with temporary appointments (STP) working in the WHO African Region by nationality, grade and gender. At 1 June 2006, the most represented nationalities were Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe with 16 STP staff members each, followed by Kenya with 14 STPs. The following countries outside the Region had STPs in the Regional Office: Bangladesh (1), Bolivia (1), Brazil (2), Canada (5), Colombia (1), Cuba (1), Denmark (1), France (3), Italy (2), Netherlands (1), Pakistan (2), Somalia (1), Spain (1), Sudan (1), Ukraine (1), Yemen (1). 12. Table 4 presents the distribution of long-term and temporary staff members working for WHO in the African Regional Office by duty station.

5 AFR/RC56/INF.DOC/3 Page 3 Table 1a: Staff members with long-term appointments by category Staff/Grade SA* FT** Total UG 1 1 D D P P P P P Total professional Total NPOs Total GS Grand Total * SA: Career/Service appointment ** FT: Fixed-term appointment Table 1b: Staff members with temporary appointments by category Category Total Professional staff 238 National professional officers 191 General service staff 1320 Total 1749 Table 1c: Long-term and temporary staff members combined Long-term appointments Professional 289 National professional 194 General service 469 Total long-term appointments 952 Temporary appointments Professional 238 National professional 191 General service 1320 Total temporary appointments 1749 Total 2701

6 Table 2: Distribution of staff members by category, grade and gender Professional staff Location P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6/D1 D2 Ungraded Total Percentage M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F Long-term Short-term Total % by grade ### ### 100% % % % % % % % % of total National professional officers Location A B C D Total Percentage M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F Long-term Short-term Total % by grade % % % % % % of total General service staff Location G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 Total Percentage M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F Long-term Short-term Total % by grade % % % % % % % % % of total

7 Table 3a: Distribution of long-term professional staff (working in the African Region) by Nationality, Grade and Gender Country of Nationality Range P_02 P_03 P_04 P_05 P_06/D_01 D_02 UG All professional staff M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Total Algeria Angola Australia Belgium Benin Burkina Faso Botswana Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Canada Cape Verde Chad Congo Côte d'ivoire Denmark Germany Democratic Republic of Congo Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia France Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Honduras India Italy Kenya Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Niger Nigeria Portugal Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Sweden United Rep. of Tanzania Togo Uganda United Kingdom United States of America Zambia Zimbabwe Total - African Region

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9 Table 3b: Geographical distribution of long-term professional staff from countries of the African Region NATIONALITY TOTAL STAFF RANGE RECRUITMENT LIST STAFF HQ/other ROs Staff in RO Algeria B2 4 4 Angola B2 1 3 Benin B2 1 7 Botswana B2 1 3 Burkina Faso C 1 12 Burundi B2 0 7 Cameroon C 3 13 Cape Verde B1 0 2 Central African Rep B2 0 4 Chad B2 0 4 Comoros A 0 0 Congo C 0 11 Côte d'ivoire C 1 10 Dem. Rep. Congo B2 3 6 Equatorial Guinea B1 0 2 Eritrea B1 0 3 Ethiopia C 5 8 Gabon B1 0 3 Gambia B2 1 6 Ghana C 4 9 Guinea B2 0 8 Guinea-Bissau B1 0 2 Kenya C 3 12 Lesotho A 0 0 Liberia B1 0 2 Madagascar B2 1 4 Malawi C 1 8 Mali C 3 7 Mauritania B2 1 6 Mauritius B2 4 3 Mozambique B2 0 4 Namibia B1 0 2 Niger B2 0 8 Nigeria C 5 11 Rwanda C 1 9 Sao Tome and Prin B1 0 2 Senegal C 6 9 Seychelles A 0 0 Sierra Leone B2 3 3 South Africa B2 6 3 Swaziland A 0 0 Togo B2 1 7 Uganda C 2 11 Tanzania B2 1 7 Zambia C 4 9 Zimbabwe C 3 8 TOTAL Reference A: Countries not represented B1: Countries within their range but below the mid-point B2: Countries within their range but above the mid-point C: Countries over-represented

10 Table 3c: Distribution of temporary professional staff (working in the African Region) by nationality, grade and gender Country of Nationality P.02 P.03 P.04 P.05 TOTAL M F M F M F M F M F TOTAL Algeria Angola Bangladesh Benin Burkina Faso Bolivia Brazil Burundi Cameroun Canada Central African Republic Chad China Republic of Congo Cote d'ivoire Colombia Comores Cuba Democratic Republic of Congo Denmark Ethiopia France Gabon Gambia Ghana Grenada Guinea Italy Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Netherlands Niger Nigeria Pakistan Peru Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia Spain Sudan 1 1 Tanzania Togo Uganda Ukraine Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe TOTAL

11 Table 4: Long-term and temporary staff members by duty station Country Dutystation Fixed-term Short-term Total P NPO GS P NPO GS Algeria WLO, Algiers Angola WCO, Luanda Belgium WEU, Brussels Benin WCO, Cotonou Botswana WCO, Gaborone Burkina Faso WCO, Ouagadougou Burundi WCO, Bujumbura Cameroon WCO, Yaounde Cape Verde WCO, Praia Central African Rep. WCO, Bangui Chad WCO, N'Djamena Comores WCO, Moroni Republic of Congo Regional Office, Brazzaville Republic of Congo WCO, Brazzaville Côte d'ivoire WCO, Abidjan Dem. Rep. of Congo WCO, Kinshasa Equatorial Guinea WCO, Malabo Eritrea WCO, Asmara Ethiopia WCO, Addis Ababa Gabon WCO, Libreville Gambia WCO, Banjul Ghana WCO, Accra Guinea WCO, Conakry Guinea-Bissau WCO, Bissau Kenya WCO, Nairobi Lesotho WCO, Maseru Liberia WCO, Monrovia Madagascar WCO, Antananarivo Malawi WCO, Lilongwe Mali WCO, Bamako Mauritania WCO, Nouakchott Mauritius WCO, Port-Louis Mozambique WCO, Maputo Namibia WCO, Windhoek Niger WCO, Niamey Nigeria WCO, Abuja Nigeria Lagos, c/o WCO, Abuja Rwanda WCO, Kigali Sao Tome & Principe WCO, Sao Tome Senegal WCO, Dakar Seychelles WLO, Victoria Sierra Leone WCO, Freetown South Africa WLO, Pretoria Swaziland WCO, Mbabane Switzerland WLO, Geneva Togo WCO, Lome Uganda WCO, Kampala United Rep.Tanzania Arusha, c/o WCO, Dar es Salaam United Rep.Tanzania WCO, Dar es Salaam Zambia WCO, Lusaka Zimbabwe Regional Office, Harare Zimbabwe WCO, Harare Total

REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION. Information Document CONTENTS

10 July 2009 REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR AFRICA ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fifty-ninth session Kigali, Republic of Rwanda, 31 August 4 September 2009 Provisional agenda item 9.5 REPORT ON WHO STAFF IN THE AFRICAN REGION