Report of the Secretary-General on the Activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 118Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2001–2006

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/60/259

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2001A/RES/55/259Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

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What subjects does this mandate have?

16 topics

Accountability Auditing Claims Economy Measures Guidelines Intergovernmental Organizations Internal Oversight Language Staff Legislative Bodies Management Non-Governmental Organizations Programme Management Recruitment Regional Commissions Rules and Regulations Savings

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2005.

2005A/60/378Report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the management audit of the regional commissions report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs

Notes with appreciation the work of the Office of Internal Oversight Services;

Takes note of the annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services;1

Notes the description of the mission of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, as outlined in its annual report, and in this regard stresses that the mission of the Office should be in full conformity with its mandate, as approved by the General Assembly in its resolution 48/218 B;

Notes also the information provided by the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the economies and savings generated by its recommendations, and requests the Office to explain its guidelines for measuring the impact of such economies and savings and to report to the General Assembly thereon in its next annual report;

Requests the Secretary-General, with regard to paragraph 53 of the annual report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, to ensure strict conformity with the highest standards of quality when recruiting staff to fill language posts, in accordance with legislative mandates;

Notes with concern the findings of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on investigations, as reflected in paragraphs 42 to 47 of its annual report, as well as the fact that some of them reflect serious managerial problems and lack of control;

Stresses, in this regard, the crucial importance of establishing an effective and efficient system of accountability throughout the Secretariat in order to prevent such problems and to make programme managers accountable;

Takes note of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on its audit of the regional commissions, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on the actions taken by the legislative bodies of the regional commissions with regard to the recommendations of the report;

Takes note also of paragraph 63 of the annual report, relating to the audit of the non-governmental organization accreditation process;

Reiterates, in the context of paragraphs 8 and 9 above, paragraph 8 of its resolution 54/244, in which it emphasized that the approval, change and discontinuation of legislative mandates are the exclusive prerogatives of intergovernmental legislative bodies;

Concurs with the observation of the Office of Internal Oversight Services in paragraph 55 of its annual report, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Office continues to provide internal oversight of the entire claims process of the United Nations Compensation Commission and to report regularly thereon in the context of the annual reports of the Office.

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