24. Further welcomes the efforts of the Secretary-General to strengthen the management capacities of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat, inter alia, by establishing a policy planning unit, and notes in this regard his intention to submit, in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2004-2005, proposals for a new position of Assistant Secretary-General for its consideration;
24. 还欢迎秘书长为加强秘书处经济和社会事务部的管理能力所作的努力，包括设立政策规划股，并注意到他在这方面打算在2004-2005两年期拟议方案预算中提出增设一个新的助理秘书长职位的提议，供大会审议；