The working group fully supported the resources requested for external audit ( 479,900) and internal audit ( 1,240,700).

Finally, the Group agreed with the Advisory Committee that the oversight bodies' coordination and collaboration in the planning of audit activities was positive and would promote optimal use of audit resources, complementarity of efforts and wider coverage of audit areas.

The group recognized that an effective internal audit function plays a significant role within the corporate governance framework of a company.

The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) inter agency audit task group, of which UNFPA is a member, finalized a technical note on the appointment of project auditors in September 2005.

Audit Recommendations

Internal audit

Audit opinion

Audit process

Internal audit

Audit opinion

External audit

Internal audit

Audit costs

This group includes recommendations relating to internal audit management (11), non governmental organization national execution (NGO NEX) audits (five), and corporate risk management (four).

Internal audit is conducted by a dedicated UNHCR Audit Service, which forms part of Internal Audit Division II that is headquartered at Geneva.

The UNHCR Audit Service, in close cooperation with the UNHCR Audit Coordinator in the Controller's Office, vigorously follows up on outstanding audit recommendations.

We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for the audit opinion.

The Audit Services Branch will update the checklist for the 2005 audit exercise.

Audit the Fed?

Internal audit ratings

Audit services 10.0

Internal audit function

Scope of audit

OIOS Audit Service

UNHCR Audit Service

Comment by the Administration. A technical note on the appointment of project auditors is being finalized by the inter agency audit task group of the United Nations Development Group, of which UNFPA is a member.

Annual report and audit

Audit recommendation tracking dashboard

Independent Audit Advisory Committee

(c) Audit and Inspection

One D 1 post would be redeployed from Internal Audit in New York to Internal Audit in Geneva to strengthen audit operations handled from the Geneva office.

An information security audit is an audit on the level of information security in an organization.

The regularity audit will be taken forward through a pre final audit in the last quarter of 2005 and a final audit after the closure of the financial period.

To ensure an effective internal audit mechanism, the Coordination Council has adopted a Charter for Internal Audit.

OIOS Audit of UNHCR Procurement (Audit report 03 03) of 6 February 2003, paragraphs 25 and 26.

(a) Audit services 10 000

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Management summary audit implementation status

(i) Accountability, audit and oversight

Table 1 Internal audit ratings

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B. Technology based audit techniques

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Universal Security Audit Programme (USAP)