The Parliamentary Assembly continued to take its oversight role seriously.

Establishing a parliamentary oversight mechanism of the GEF as a contribution to better international governance.

Civilian control over the armed forces has been in place since 2003, with the Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Assembly providing strong and determined democratic parliamentary oversight.

It provides for a political system that is presidential in nature, but with a large degree of parliamentary oversight.

It is also worth noting that the members of the Security and Intelligence Committee of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Assembly have increasingly fulfilled their important role of providing parliamentary oversight.

In order to ensure independent monitoring of prisons, legislation was planned to strengthen parliamentary oversight through the human rights Ombudsman.

The agreement was ratified without proper parliamentary oversight and in violation of a constitutional provision forbidding foreign bases on Ukrainian territory.

Within the parliament, the conservative bloc is divided between supporters of Ahmadinejad and advocates of more parliamentary oversight of the president.

Of 26 programmes, 4 were completed, including the State Management of Identity Documents, the Parliamentary Oversight over the Armed Forces and the Security Policy.

Legislation has been drafted which, subject to further consultation and parliamentary approval, will provide for oversight of money services businesses (bureau de change, money transmitters, and cheque cashers).

Internal oversight

Oversight Committee

Oversight lacunae

Internal oversight

In the spring the judges held a nation wide assembly and resolved that unless the regime granted them full independence, and exclusive oversight of the voting process they would not supervise the upcoming presidential (or parliamentary) races.

The Parliamentary Investigative Committee on Trafficking in Persons had been created to deal with the problems of victims, with oversight powers with respect to government agencies, and the ability to consult high ranking officials to resolve issues.

Enhancing governance oversight role structure, working methods and practices on handling oversight reports

These oversight mechanisms were referred to as either audit committees or oversight committees.

Kuwait s Parliamentary Revolution

Management and oversight

Governance and oversight

Accountability and oversight

(a) Oversight lacunae

We agree that the Office of Internal Oversight Services should provide internal oversight services for small United Nations agencies with insufficient current oversight capacity.

Iraqi parliamentary election, 2010 A parliamentary election was held in Iraq on 7 March 2010.

The Larijani brothers have been vehement critics of the president, whom they accuse of ignoring legislation and key judicial rulings. Within the parliament, the conservative bloc is divided between supporters of Ahmadinejad and advocates of more parliamentary oversight of the president.

That is part of a broader process seeking to enhance the democratic oversight of the security sector, including through a series of handbooks and guides, as well as through national and regional workshops and seminars intended to further build parliamentary capacities.

Protection oversight and support

Oversight, evaluation and monitoring

Enhancing oversight and accountability

Independent oversight advisory committee

Independent oversight advisory committee

Ensuring effective oversight is one key function of parliament, and it includes oversight of the security forces.

Germany is a parliamentary republic.

Continuation of the parliamentary procedure

Inter Parliamentary Union, Geneva, Switzerland

1989 Parliamentary Fact Finding Committee

Preparation of the parliamentary elections

Strengthening of the oversight mechanisms

(i) Accountability, audit and oversight

Relationship with other oversight bodies

Office of Internal Oversight Services

Management and oversight of programmes

Office of Internal Oversight Services

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term.