64. 我同样深信，我们必须继续促进和改善联合国的地域多样性。截至 2018 年6 月，在外地特别政治任务中任职的 1 398 名国际征聘人员的分布情况如下：非洲集团 22.8%、亚太集团 22.7%、东欧集团 12.7%、拉丁美洲和加勒比集团 7.6%、西欧和其他国家集团 34.3%。在 2 093 名当地征聘的工作人员中，非洲集团 13.4%、亚太集团 79.6%、东欧集团 0.1%、拉丁美洲和加勒比集团 5.3%、西欧和其他国家集团 1.7%。
64. I am similarly convinced that we must continue to promote and improve geographical diversity in the United Nations. As at June 2018, the distribution of the 1,398 internationally recruited staff serving in the field-based special political missions was as follows: 22.8 per cent from the African Group, 22.7 per cent from the Asia-Pacific Group, 12.7 per cent from the Eastern European Group, 7.6 per cent from the Latin American and Caribbean Group and 34.3 per cent from the Group of Western European and other States. Of the 2,093 locally recruited staff, 13.4 per cent were from the African Group, 79.6 per cent from the Asia-Pacific Group, 0.1 per cent from the Eastern European Group, 5.3 per cent from the Latin American and Caribbean Group and 1.7 per cent from the Group of Western European and other States.