(c) Audit and Inspection

Oversight entails a wide spectrum of activities including, inter alia, internal audit, evaluation, inspection, monitoring and performance management.

In paragraph 150 of its report, the Board recommended that UNRWA consider including external members on its Audit and Inspection Committee.

That is one of the most important elements of inspection and audit in the process of Central Bank on site monitoring.

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Comment by the Administration. The Audit and Inspection Department maintains an up to date database which contains information on all cases of fraud and presumptive fraud.

Furthermore, the Board notes that responsibility for proper financial statements ultimately rests with the Commissioner General, to whom the Audit Inspection Committee reports.

Comment by the Administration. The UNRWA Audit and Inspection Committee deliberated on this issue in December 2004 and acknowledged that UNRWA followed the predetermined criteria for third party audits.

1.200 Common Services comprises Commissioner General's Office, Legal Services, Audit and Inspection, External Relations, Public Information, Policy Analysis, New York and Geneva Liaison Offices, Administration and Human Resources, and Financial Services.

The Office assists the Secretary General in fulfilling his internal oversight responsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization through monitoring, internal audit, inspection and evaluation and investigation.

Many States require an official inspection or audit of charities that seek tax exemptions or government grants the Monitoring Team recommends that this obligation be extended to all charities.

(g) Promoting an organization wide culture that accepts the importance and value of the internal audit, inspection and investigation functions and providing executive heads with the assurance that these functions are operating effectively and efficiently.

Inspection and Investigation

Normally inspection is done based on an agreed inspection and test plan (ITP).

Comment by the Administration. The Audit and Inspection Committee considered this recommendation at its meeting held in December 2004 and will be making appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner General after consideration of best practice in this regard.

Comment by the Administration. UNRWA reviewed the terms of reference of the Audit Inspection Committee at a meeting held on 7 December 2004, and a decision was reached not to take up the recommendation of the Board.

UNHCR indicated that, starting in 2005, an annual report of the Oversight Committee to the Executive Committee would constitute an umbrella for the reports submitted for the individual oversight functions (internal audit, inspection, investigation).

UNHCR indicated that, starting in 2005, an annual report of the Oversight Committee to the Executive Committee would constitute an umbrella for the reports submitted for the individual oversight functions (internal audit, inspection, investigation).

In paragraph 158 of the report, UNRWA agreed with the Board's recommendation that it consider expanding the terms of reference for the Audit and Inspection Committee to include a review of the presentation and disclosure of the financial statements of UNRWA.

8150 Testing, inspection and quarantine requirements

Reports relating to evaluation and inspection

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Annual report and audit

6. Requests the Joint Inspection Unit to conduct a management audit review of outsourcing in the United Nations and the United Nations funds and programmes in accordance with existing practice and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fifty seventh session.

Red passage declared freight is subject to detailed inspection Yellow passage declared freight is subject to partial inspection Green passage declared freight is released without inspection

This independent external evaluation will consist of two main elements a governance and oversight review, to be completed within two phases and a review of OIOS, providing audit, investigation, inspection, programme monitoring, evaluation and consulting services to the Secretary General and the General Assembly.

(i) Accountability, audit and oversight

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

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

Finally, the CEMAA is assisted by the inspection of the air force (IAA) and by the air force health service inspection (ISSAA).

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