UNICEF is reviewing alternative audit options with the objective of allocating audit resources to strategically important business units.

The Panel recognizes that audited accounts are generally considered reliable evidence of the value of business assets on the date of audit.

Integrated into the internal audit and business divisions, regional bureaux and country offices, the quality assurance function complements internal and external audits in the following ways

Management had initiated a review to simplify the sometimes complex internal business processes, and had proposed to assess managers' track records on audit findings when considering reassignments.

Assists OAPR in identifying systemic trends and emerging corporate issues based on the results of the country office audit Assists the respective business divisions and content experts in understanding the root causes of compliance issues as reported by the internal and external audit team.

For example, audit, entry and annual fees, tax on business profit, prudential requirements such as minimum capital, bank guarantee and minimum managerial experience as required in some States.

Audit Recommendations

Internal audit

Audit opinion

Audit process

Internal audit

Audit opinion

External audit

Internal audit

Audit costs

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

For example, in UNCC claim No. 3011313 the claimant supported his claim for business losses with audited financial statements for the fiscal year 1990 with an audit certificate dated 25 March 1991.

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

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

Chairman, Philippine Commission on Audit

Management summary audit implementation status

(i) Accountability, audit and oversight

Table 1 Internal audit ratings

Chairman, Philippine Commission on Audit

Chairman, Philippine Commission on Audit

B. Technology based audit techniques