Internal oversight

Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division

Internal control and risk management

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.

Having considered the annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003See A 58 364. and the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the review of the structure and operations of United Nations information centres,See A 57 747 and Corr.1.

(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.

From the questionnaire responses, OIOS noted that 81 per cent of the respondents saw a need to keep the command structure for UNMOs separate from that of the armed contingents and headed by a CMO.

(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

(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.

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

Student Haykal Fakhfakh called for the resignation of Ali Larayedh, Tunisia's Minister of Interior

(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.

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).

1. Takes note of the reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services listed above

E. Implementation of OCG IOG recommendations

Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the evaluation of the Fund

(Signed) Inga Britt Ahlenius Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services

An internal code used by OIOS for recording recommendations.