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ST/SGB/2014/1 United Nations Staff Rules and Staff Regulations of the United Nations Secretary-General’s bulletin ST/SGB/2014/1 1 January 2014 Secretary-General’s bulletin Staff Rules Under the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly provides Staff Regulations which set out the broad principles of human resources policy for the staffing and administration of the Secretariat and the separately administered funds and programmes. The Secretary-General is required by the Staff Regulations to provide and enforce such Staff Rules, consistent with these principles, as he considers necessary. The Secretary-General, pursuant to staff regulations 12.2, 12.3 and 12.4, hereby promulgates the Staff Rules, effective as from 1 January 2014. Articles 8, 97, 100, 101 and 105 of the Charter of the United Nations, which relate to the service of the staff, are included in the introductory part of the present edition of the Staff Rules. In the present edition, each article of the Staff Regulations of the United Nations precedes each chapter of the related rules. The present bulletin abolishes Secretary-General’s bulletin ST/SGB/2013/3 and Amend.1. (Signed) BAN Ki-moonSecretary-General  Charter of the United Nations Provisions relating to service of the staff Article 8 The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. Article 97 The Secretariat shall comprise a Secretary-General and such staff as the Organization may require. The Secretary-General shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. He shall be the chief administrative officer of the Organization. Article 100 1. In the performance of their duties, the Secretary-General and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any Government or from any other authority external to the Organization. They shall