The Controller made a statement.

The Controller also made a statement.

Statement by the Controller on the current financial situation of the United Nations

Report on activities of the Office of the Comptroller General

Report on activities of the Office of the Comptroller General.

The Controller made a statement and responded to questions.

The Controller replied to questions raised.

The Controller introduced the report of the Secretary General (A 60 450).

The Controller introduced the report of the Secretary General (A 60 360).

The Controller introduced the report of the Secretary General (A 60 437).

The Controller introduced the report of the Secretary General (A 60 364).

The Controller introduced the report of the Secretary General (A 60 537).

Mr. El Naggar (Egypt) welcomed the Controller's comments.

E. Implementation of OCG IOG recommendations

The Comptroller said that he would respond bilaterally to these comments.

Interim financial report for the year ended 31 December 2004

The financial report provides the financial results of UNICEF activities in 2004. Highlights are summarized in the following paragraphs.

D. OCG IOG hotline

The Comptroller General and the UNIDO Executive Board reviewed these results.

The Comptroller replied that emphasis had been given to the matter in the last year.

The Office of the Comptroller General explained that considerable progress has been made and that an audit risk assessment policy had been developed to assist in the compilation of the 2005 IOG work plan.

Report by the Office of the Comptroller General on activities undertaken in 2004.

Note The members of the Board of Auditors have signed only the original English version of the audit opinion.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development will complete its review and submit the case to the Controller before the end of September 2006.

The Controller of the United Nations has requested that the following information be brought to the attention of the delegations of the Commission

In his own oral statement on the issue, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee concurred with the proposal submitted by the Controller.

(b) The representative of the Controller stands ready to provide the Commission with all relevant information regarding these procedures.

The report highlights some major achievements of OCG, as well as challenges being faced.

The write off of losses of UNHCR property is governed by financial rule 10.7, which provides that the Controller may authorize such write offs, for amounts up to 10,000, after a full investigation of each case.

The explanation provided by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations was in line with that just given by the Acting Controller.

I have since confirmed the existence of a draft business continuity and disaster recovery plan. My team has also provided the OCG with comments on a draft ICT policy document.

The Office of the Comptroller General has proved to be helpful in facilitating the implementation of external audit recommendations.

Comment by the Administration. The Comptroller will revise UNRWA Treasury technical instructions in accordance with the recommendation during the current biennium.

If the budget holders are from different divisions, the Acting Comptroller will also approve the transaction.

Mr. Sach (Acting Controller) said that the request for commitment authority had been prepared within a very short time frame.

The Comptroller General is to be complimented on his achievements in managing this structure within the limited resources available.

The Comptroller replied that the High Level Committee on Management was addressing the issue, and UNICEF would be an active participant in the discussion.

The report (E ICEF 2005 AB L.4) was introduced by the Comptroller and noted by the Executive Board without comment.

Informal briefing on budgeting in the United Nations, by Mr. Warren Sach, Controller of the United Nations and

At the same meeting, before the adoption of the draft resolution, the Controller made a statement (see A C.5 60 SR.25).

The Executive Board had before it the financial report and audited financial statements for the biennium ended 31 Dec 2003 (A 59 5 Add.2), which was introduced by the Comptroller.

Ex gratia payments are approved by the Controller up to an amount not exceeding 5,000, when such payments are considered desirable in the interest of the organization.

As the Acting Controller had stated, the militia forces in southern Sudan were not bound by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. That was a political problem which must be addressed by political means.

Mr. Sach (Acting Controller) said that the language of paragraph 19 would be the subject of a corrigendum and that the term border demarcation would be deleted.

The Controller made a statement and thanked the Chairman of the Committee on Contributions, Mr. Ugo Sessi, for his dedication and work on the Committee.