These 12 posts comprise one P-2 post of Associate Economic Affairs Officer under executive direction and management; one P-2 post under subprogramme 1, Linkages with the global economy, regional integration and cooperation; one P-2 post under subprogramme 2, Production and innovation; one P-2 post under subprogramme 3, Macroeconomic policies and growth; one P-2 post under subprogramme 5, Social development and equality; one P-2 post under subprogramme 12, Subregional activities in Mexico and Central America; one Local level post under subprogramme 13, Subregional activities in the Caribbean; and one P-4 temporary post, one P-2 post and three Local level posts under programme support.

market the R&D results in the commercial world, e.g. target users, marketing strategy including market segmentation and analysis of 4Ps in marketing (Products, Price, Place, Promotion), etc.

From this starting point, we use alternative understandings of the ‘three Ps’ categories to consider play’s importance in the lives of children, and adults’ roles in supporting children’s right to play.

In terms of its objectives and “basic principles” it states that rotation is “driven by organizational needs”, is “mandatory and applicable” to all fixed-term Ps and Ds, and should be viewed as an integral part of career development for these categories of staff.

Even though the number of staff members to have been promoted has risen in the first half of this year, which we can only welcome, we cannot disregard the fact that colleagues in the Secretariat, especially those in the Professional category(Ps) are increasingly being assigned more varied and complex additional duties because line managers have fewer resources at their disposal and ever-increasing tasks to perform.