The resignation of 55 senior officials together the United Nations Ban Ki-moon feel pleased.

<P>: Finance. Inquiry, the UN spokesman Michele Montas 1 announced the Secretary-General, currently has 55 United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General submitted his resignation to the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. .</ P> <P> Michele Montas, said Ban Ki-moon sent a letter in early January that 55 senior United Nations officials, asking them to voluntarily submitted his resignation to allow him to form their own team have a greater flexibility. .</ P> <P> She said Ban Ki-moon noted with satisfaction that, at present the 55 people responded to this, only 1 did not pass due to health reasons in writing to resign. .She said that after the resignation of these people, Ban Ki-moon to the next step to start considering candidates for these posts had. .</ P> <P> It is understood that 55 senior officials including Deputy Secretary-General and 19 Assistant Secretary for 36, most of whom contract expires at the end of February. .In Ban Ki-moon to accept their resignation before they will remain in office. .</ P> <P> Ban Ki-moon began from January 1 as the United Nations Secretary-General has appointed only a few United Nations officials, including the appointment of Indian Nan Weizhe as UN Secretary-General's Office, the British diplomat Holmes .as the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Ms. Senna Mexican Bar for the United Nations Secretary-General for Management, and the appointment of Ms. Migiro served as Minister of Tanzania, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. .</ P>.