23. 重申顾问不得承担本组织工作人员的职能、也不具备任何代表或领导职责的办事规则，并请高级专员：(a) 避免使用顾问承担为常设员额指派的职能；(b) 在聘请顾问时严格遵守现有规则和大会相关决议，尤其要在决定聘请他们前确保和证明本组织内部不具备有关的专门知识；(c) 进一步努力确保合格顾问和独立承包人之间的地域平衡；
23. Reiterates the standing rule that consultants shall not perform functions of staff members of the Organization nor have any representative or supervisory responsibility, and calls upon the High Commissioner to: (a) Refrain from using consultants to carry out functions assigned to established posts; (b) Strictly observe the existing rules and relevant resolutions of the General Assembly in hiring consultants, in particular to ensure and certify that expertise is not available within the Organization before deciding to hire them; (c) Make greater efforts to ensure geographical balance among qualified consultants and individual contractors;