Internal oversight

Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division

Department of Management Office of the Under Secretary General

Draft decision IV Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the review of the operations and management of United Nations libraries

To that end, reviews should be initiated with the support of OIOS.

I had previously reported that the risk assessment processes followed by IOG warranted improvement.

Internal control and risk management

Liberty mileage

It is now necessary to shift to a database system to improve data management for automated validation of accuracy and integrity.

Weak internal controls

OIOS noted the effective use of radio broadcasts in some peacekeeping operations.

The Board was informed that the internal controls have been strengthened to prevent similar cases in future.

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

Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

C. Office of the United Nations Ombudsman

Internal audit is therefore viewed as a systematic and independent review mechanism for all the operations of an organization for the purposes of advising management on the efficiency and economy of internal controls and management practices.

Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the review of the effectiveness of military information management in United Nations peacekeeping operations

OIOS observed that the system for information security needs improvement in peacekeeping operations.

OIOS continues to apply a measurement system to rate the effectiveness of the application of key internal controls in audited operations of UNHCR.

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

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

Internal audit is a systematic, independent review of all an organization apos s operations for the purposes of advising management on the efficiency and economy of internal control and management practices and controls.

Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the review of military involvement in civil assistance in peacekeeping operations

To continue the training of OIC personnel in order to consolidate the New Approach of these monitoring bodies.

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

Titles and summaries of reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005

Appointment of the Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services

Standards of internal control in UNICEF

OIOS recommended improved coordination and administration relating to finance, human resources, property, security and information management.

The President (spoke in French) Draft decision IV is entitled Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the review of the operations and management of United Nations libraries .

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 Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Office of Internal Oversight Services have cooperated closely in the handover of all investigations for category I misconduct allegations, including sexual exploitation and abuse, to the Office of Internal Oversight Services.

The initiatives and activities summarized below are being planned and carried out by the Divisions of the Office in order to enhance internal oversight operations in their respective functional areas.

OIOS also noted that it took a long time for peacekeeping operations to develop an effective information database.

OIOS and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations are currently discussing the operation of proposed Personnel Conduct Units in a number of peacekeeping operations.