Recalling section 1.B of its resolution 51/216 and the standing mandate from the General Assembly, in which the Commission is requested to continue its review of the relationship between the net remuneration of the United Nations staff in the Professional and higher categories in New York and that of the comparator civil service (the United States federal civil service) employees in comparable positions in Washington, D.C. (referred to as "the margin"),
回顾其第51/216号决议第一节B部分以及大会给予的长期任务，其中要求委员会继续审查在纽约的联合国专业及以上职类工作人员薪酬净额与在哥伦比亚特区华盛顿的参照国公务员系统（美国联邦公务员系统）对应职位雇员薪酬净额之间的关系（称为"比值"），