Professor Kim Pan-seok of Yonsei University Elected as Member of the UN International Civil Service Commission... First Since UN Membership
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Professor Kim Pan-seok of the Department of Global Public Administration at Yonsei University was elected as a member (2021?2024) of the International Civil Service Commission at the election held on the 6th (local time) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
This is the first time since South Korea joined the UN in 1991 that a Korean official has advanced to the International Civil Service Commission, which adjusts the entire UN system's salary structure.
The Commission is an organ under the UN General Assembly composed of 15 individual members, responsible for regulating and coordinating working conditions of UN staff, including △decisions related to salary adjustments, per diem payments, and job classification △recommendations by the UN General Assembly on other compensation and personnel matters, making it a key institution in the UN's personnel and administrative fields.
Professor Kim Pan-seok is a personnel administration expert who has served as the head of the Ministry of Personnel Management, personnel system secretary at the Presidential Secretariat, president of the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA), president of the Korean Association for Public Administration, and member of the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA). His election is regarded as recognition by the international community of his expertise and capabilities in the fields of personnel and administration.
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An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "Professor Kim’s advancement to the International Civil Service Commission is expected to lead to strengthened contributions by South Korea in the operation of the UN. The government plans to actively support Korean personnel with expertise in UN budget and administrative fields to advance into various UN committees."
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