UN exam opens a world of opportunity

New test will target talent and boost numbers at global body

A series of measures, including a recruitment drive and "significantly raising" the workforce at the United Nations, will be introduced over the next three years as the nation's share of the UN budget increases, a leading human resources official said on Monday.

The deployment of high-caliber talent to the UN will also be accelerated, said Dai Xiaochu, deputy director of the department of international cooperation at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.