Expressing particular concern that, for the second consecutive year, there was a slowing of progress towards achieving the target of 50/50 gender balance and that between 1998 and 2003 there has been almost no progress in the rate of representation of women in appointments of one year or more at the Professional and higher levels,
表示特别关注连续两年在实现的男女比例50/50目标方面进展缓慢，1998年至2003年期间在专业及专业以上职等为期一年或一年以上的任命方面妇女的比例几乎没有增长，