United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
January 01, 1970
The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is an independent office in the United Nations Secretariat whose mandate is to "assist the Secretary-General in fulfilling his internal oversight responsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization."[1] Specifically, activities include internal audit, investigation, monitoring, evaluation, inspection, reporting and support services to the United Nations Secretariat.[2]
The current head of the OIOS, Under-Secretary-General Fatoumata Ndiaye[3] of Senegal, was appointed as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services for a five-year term starting on 17 October 2019, succeeding Heidi Mendoza of the Philippines.[4]
The office was established in 1994 at the insistence of the United States that the UN take steps to curb waste and corruption, although there are some doubts concerning its effectiveness.[5] Its first head was Under-Secretary-GeneralKarl Theodor Paschke.
The Office submits reports to the Secretary-General that provide insight into the effective utilization of the resources of the Organization and the protection of its assets and also makes these reports available to the General Assembly. OIOS adds value by providing world-wide audit, investigation, inspection, programme monitoring, evaluation and consulting services to the United Nations Secretariat and a wide range of United Nations operational funds, programmes and tribunals. OIOS sees itself as an agent of change, committed to help client departments and offices bring about responsible administration of resources and a culture of accountability, transparency, results-orientation and risk awareness.
^"Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 48/218 B, 54/244 and 59/272" (PDF). undocs.org. UN. 5 May 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^"Activities and functions of OIOS". UN. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ ab"Fatoumata Ndiaye Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services". UN Office of Internal Oversight Services. 17 October 2019. from the original on 22 August 2020.
^ abCalleja, Niña P. (15 October 2015). "UN General Assembly OKs Heidi Mendoza's appointment". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
^Lynch, Colum (26 August 2016). "The U.N.'s Investigation Wars". Foreign Policy. Graham Holdings Company. Retrieved 18 March 2018. But the exchange with Malcorra exposed roiling turmoil at the core of a long-beleaguered U.N. department responsible for preventing fraud and waste in an organization that spends billions of dollars each year and conducts peacekeeping missions in fragile countries around the world.
External linksedit
Official website
OIOS reports posted by the United States mission to the UN
united, nations, office, internal, oversight, services, oios, independent, office, united, nations, secretariat, whose, mandate, assist, secretary, general, fulfilling, internal, oversight, responsibilities, respect, resources, staff, organization, specificall. The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services OIOS is an independent office in the United Nations Secretariat whose mandate is to assist the Secretary General in fulfilling his internal oversight responsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization 1 Specifically activities include internal audit investigation monitoring evaluation inspection reporting and support services to the United Nations Secretariat 2 Office of Internal Oversight ServicesUnited Nations Headquarters New York CityAbbreviationOIOSFormation1994Legal statusActiveHeadFatoumata Ndiaye Under Secretary GeneralParent organizationUnited Nations SecretariatSubsidiariesInspection amp Evaluation Division Internal Audit Division Investigations DivisionWebsiteoios un org Its intended and mandated function is similar to many national government audit organisations like the Government Accountability Office in the United States It reports not only to the General Assembly but also to the Secretary General The current head of the OIOS Under Secretary General Fatoumata Ndiaye 3 of Senegal was appointed as Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services for a five year term starting on 17 October 2019 succeeding Heidi Mendoza of the Philippines 4 The office was established in 1994 at the insistence of the United States that the UN take steps to curb waste and corruption although there are some doubts concerning its effectiveness 5 Its first head was Under Secretary General Karl Theodor Paschke Contents 1 Role and function 2 Under Secretaries General 3 References 4 External linksRole and function editAccording to its website The Office submits reports to the Secretary General that provide insight into the effective utilization of the resources of the Organization and the protection of its assets and also makes these reports available to the General Assembly OIOS adds value by providing world wide audit investigation inspection programme monitoring evaluation and consulting services to the United Nations Secretariat and a wide range of United Nations operational funds programmes and tribunals OIOS sees itself as an agent of change committed to help client departments and offices bring about responsible administration of resources and a culture of accountability transparency results orientation and risk awareness Under Secretaries General edit Portrait Under Secretary General Dates in office Nationality 1 nbsp Karl Theodor Paschke 1 January 1994 31 December 1999 nbsp Germany 2 Dileep Nair 24 April 2000 23 April 2005 nbsp Singapore 3 nbsp Inga Britt Ahlenius 15 July 2005 14 July 2010 nbsp Sweden 4 Carman Lapointe 14 September 2010 6 October 2015 nbsp Canada 5 nbsp Heidi Mendoza 15 November 2015 4 17 October 2019 nbsp Philippines 6 Fatoumata Ndiaye 17 October 2019 3 Incumbent nbsp SenegalReferences edit Review of the implementation of General Assembly resolutions 48 218 B 54 244 and 59 272 PDF undocs org UN 5 May 2010 p 1 Retrieved 16 March 2014 Activities and functions of OIOS UN Retrieved 16 March 2014 a b Fatoumata Ndiaye Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services UN Office of Internal Oversight Services 17 October 2019 Archived from the original on 22 August 2020 a b Calleja Nina P 15 October 2015 UN General Assembly OKs Heidi Mendoza s appointment Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 29 October 2015 Lynch Colum 26 August 2016 The U N s Investigation Wars Foreign Policy Graham Holdings Company Retrieved 18 March 2018 But the exchange with Malcorra exposed roiling turmoil at the core of a long beleaguered U N department responsible for preventing fraud and waste in an organization that spends billions of dollars each year and conducts peacekeeping missions in fragile countries around the world External links editOfficial website OIOS reports posted by the United States mission to the UN WikiLeaks United Nations Procurement Task Force Interim Report on a Concerned UN Staff Member PTF R011 06 19 Dec 2006 January 12 2009 United Nations Procurement Task Force Report on Cogim SPA and Corimec Italiana SPA PTF R008 07 28 Jun 2007 January 12 2009 United Nations Procurement Task Force Final Report on a Concerned UN Staff Member and UNOPS Procurement PTF R012 07 15 Aug 2007 January 12 2009 nbsp This United Nations related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services amp oldid 1153247133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
