Oversight Committee

Independent oversight advisory committee

Independent oversight advisory committee

Establishment of the United Nations Oversight Committee

In the past, the Oversight Committee had met quarterly.

In the past, the Oversight Committee had met quarterly.

The Committee directly assists the General Assembly in fulfilling governance and oversight responsibilities.

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).

A new Oversight Committee is also being established to ensure that appropriate management action is taken to implement the recommendations of the various oversight bodies.

The Oversight Committee will function as an independent advisory panel to the Secretary General.

The Oversight Committee will have an overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with these requirements.

The Division for Human Resources reports the follow up action to the Oversight Committee.

To promote accountability, after commissioning a full and independent review of our oversight and management system, I will present a blueprint for an independent oversight audit committee.

Two issues within UNHCR relate to that recommendation the Oversight Committee and internal audit ratings.

The results of the Client Satisfaction Surveys are periodically reported back to the Oversight Committee.

UNHCR planned to review at the end of 2005 the activities of the Oversight Committee to keep them in line with audit oversight arrangements at the United Nations Secretariat.

UNHCR planned to review at the end of 2005 the activities of the Oversight Committee to keep them in line with audit oversight arrangements at the United Nations Secretariat.

As head of the Fund s ministerial oversight committee, Brown understands the issues as well as anyone.

Since May 2005, UNHCR's Oversight Committee systematically reviews all internal audit reports with below average rating.

25), the Advisory Committee notes that Secretary General's bulletin ST SGB 2005 18 establishing the Oversight Committee was issued on 7 September 2005.

Its functions include reviewing the material recommendations of the Oversight Committee (see sect. IV of this report) and ensuring that managers act on serious managerial issues identified by its oversight bodies.

The UNHCR Oversight Committee was established in 1997 to assist the High Commissioner in overseeing the financial and operational management of the agency, to monitor the independence and effectiveness of the internal oversight functions and to ensure that oversight findings and recommendations were adequately addressed.

The UNHCR Oversight Committee was established in 1997 to assist the High Commissioner in overseeing the financial and operational management of the agency, to monitor the independence and effectiveness of the internal oversight functions and to ensure that oversight findings and recommendations were adequately addressed.

In this connection, the Advisory Committee discussed the establishment of the United Nations Oversight Committee in some detail, including its terms of reference and membership.

The functions of the committee would be distinct and separate from the Oversight Committee that I recently established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 59 272.

The status of the implementation of external and internal audit recommendations was reported regularly to the Oversight Committee.

It did, however, indicate that the committee would be both independent and advisory with respect to oversight matters.

Comment by the Administration. UNOPS will refer this matter to its recently created Risk Management and Oversight Committee.

This, together with my announcement to establish a Management Oversight Committee and other initiatives to strengthen integrity, accountability and oversight, provides a solid foundation for an improved internal governance framework for the Organization.

In paragraph 210 of the report, UNDP agreed with the Board's recommendation that it ensure that the Management Review and Oversight Committee met more frequently in order to carry out its oversight responsibilities effectively.

14. Reaffirms its oversight role as well as the role of the Fifth Committee in administrative and budgetary matters

Furthermore, the Committee is concerned that some of the functions of the Office may overlap with activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, the Office of Human Resources Management, the Secretary General's (internal) Oversight Committee, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the proposed ethics office.

The Committee was mandated to decide on and oversee administrative measures that may be required in cases of continuing failure to comply with oversight recommendations. The IGO no longer acts as secretariat of the Oversight Committee however the Inspector General continues to attends meetings on an ex officio basis.

The Advisory Committee points out that the proposed independent audit advisory committee is to be an integral part of governance arrangements at the United Nations, which would include a previously established internal oversight committee.

It was concluded that the Oversight Committee played a useful role within the management structure, but did not constitute an independent audit committee that could operate parallel to it.

It was concluded that the Oversight Committee played a useful role within the management structure, but did not constitute an independent audit committee that could operate parallel to it.

The Steering Committee shall submit the report of the review of OIOS to the Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services.

C Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the functioning of the Headquarters Committee on Contracts

It also establishes an Oversight Committee to advise the Office and ensure management involvement while respecting the independence of the Office.

Internal oversight

Oversight lacunae

Internal oversight

The steering committee will submit the reports on governance and oversight to the Secretary General and Executive Heads of participating agencies, funds and programmes and the review of OIOS to the Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services.

In paragraph 212 of its report, the Board recommended that UNDP address the shortcomings identified between the Management Review and Oversight Committee and best practices for an audit committee function.