Internal oversight

Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division

(n) Review the risk management procedures together with OIOS and the United Nations Board of Auditors and executive management

Table 27.29 Summary of follow up action taken to implement relevant recommendations of the internal and external oversight bodies and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Internal control and risk management

Table 14.27 Summary of follow up action taken to implement relevant recommendations of the internal and external oversight bodies and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Table 13.7 Summary of follow up action taken to implement relevant recommendations of the internal and external oversight bodies and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

Article 34 Internal monitoring

(43 posts) 1 D 1, 1 P 5, 6 P 4, 10 P 3, 3 FS, 10 NS, 12 UNV

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

(b) Strengthening of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

Review of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

Implementation of the recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on its management audit of the regional commissions

We decide that internal oversight shall be strengthened by focusing the expertise and resources of the Office of Internal Oversight Services and by increasing the capacity of the Office to carry out its functions.

(b) Reviewing risk management and the internal control system

Source OIOS survey.

OIOS shares that view.

C. Status of Office of Internal Oversight Services recommendations

Approval of the appointment of the Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services

The Committee was informed that the Department of Peacekeeping Operations had entered into discussions with the Office of Internal Oversight Services to establish procedures with respect to the role of the Office in this area.

OIOS found that personal clearance action forms were not processed in a timely manner, but noted that initiatives have been taken to simplify the process.

(d) We authorize the Office of Internal Oversight Services to examine the feasibility of expanding its services to provide internal oversight to United Nations agencies that request such services in such a way as to ensure that the provision of internal oversight services to the Secretariat will not be compromised.

The work of the Internal Oversight Group is focused on the activities normally associated with internal auditing.

(a) Enterprise risk management and internal control framework

Enhancing the internal oversight mechanisms in operational funds and programmes

C. Efforts to strengthen the Office of Internal Oversight Services

OIOS recommends the following

The UNHCR Internal Audit Service Office of Internal Oversight Services conducted a review of the UNHCR implementing partners' audit certification of subprojects for the year 2004.

Upon receiving the Office of Internal Oversight Services reports on individual cases, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations transmitted them to the troop contributing countries concerned, requesting them to take swift disciplinary action.

(h) To assess the work of OIOS, and the effectiveness and objectivity of the internal audit process

(a) The level of operational and managerial independence from the management of the organizations and the appropriate oversight apparatus for OIOS

1. Notes with appreciation the work of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

1. Notes with appreciation the work of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

Having considered the following reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

(Signed) Dileep Nair Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services

Report of the Secretary General on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

(Signed) Dileep Nair Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services

OIOS Audit Service

Meeting with the Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services

(d) That the internal controls, including internal oversight, are adequate in the light of the extent of reliance placed thereupon.

These communications enabled managers to take immediate action to address areas of concern raised by OIOS, as well as clarify points and give comments on the decisions made and activities being undertaken.

A 60 346 Item 133 of the provisional agenda Report of the Secretary General on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services A C E F R S

The Director of the Internal Audit Division of the Office for Internal Oversight Services introduced the report of that Office (A 60 291).