Strengthening the functions of internal audit, evaluation, investigation and management advisory service in missions

Travel of staff in conjunction with the expanded activities under inspection, evaluation and investigation is needed.

The functions of internal audit, evaluation, investigation and management advisory service in missions should be strengthened

The Unit should apply research methodology and concepts in all its work, whether inspection, investigation or evaluation.

Reaffirming the statute of the Joint Inspection Unit, the only independent system wide inspection, evaluation and investigation body,

This appointment is the first step towards the establishment of a higher level post with broader audit, evaluation and investigation authority.

The following are indications of subjects of inspection, investigation and evaluation where the Unit intends to pursue its work in 1995 and beyond.

(b) To assist in the professional assessment of a wide range of United Nations activities in areas of inspections, evaluation and investigation.

61. The Unit will make further efforts to ensure that its work is characterized by inspection, investigation or evaluation.

(a) Review current conventional and professional definitions of inspection, evaluation and investigation, in order to establish their relevance to the work of the Unit

(b) Alerting the Secretary General on systemic organizational issues that may arise from audit, investigation or evaluation reports, and making recommendations as appropriate

7. In 1994 1995, the Inspection and Investigation Division will carry out all work entrusted to the Central Monitoring Unit and the Central Evaluation Unit pertaining to the preparation of mandated reports on programme performance and in depth evaluation.

34. To help with this reorientation, the Unit is preparing an internal study on procedures and rules of inspection, investigation and evaluation (see paras. 70 72 below).

72. JIU believes that its internal study on procedures and rules of inspection, investigation and evaluation will enhance inspection and evaluation of specific fields of activities of the United Nations and other participating organizations, as requested in paragraph 13 of resolution 48 221.

51. Further, by the same resolution, the General Assembly reaffirmed the statute of the Unit as the only independent, system wide inspection, evaluation and investigation body.

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investigation and reporting

This independent external evaluation will consist of two main elements a governance and oversight review, to be completed within two phases and a review of OIOS, providing audit, investigation, inspection, programme monitoring, evaluation and consulting services to the Secretary General and the General Assembly.

20 The results of the self evaluation and the peer review and the Investigation Manual (in all official languages) are available at http www.un.org Depts oios investigation.htm. The inspection and evaluation manuals are available on the OIOS iSeek website, http iseek.un.org m210.asp?dept 484.

Delegations also welcomed the consolidation of all audit, inspection, monitoring, evaluation and investigation functions in one office, for the enhancement of internal oversight in the United Nations Secretariat.

JIU, being quot the only independent system wide inspection, evaluation and investigation body quot (resolution 48 221, sixth preambular paragraph), endeavours to give preference to system wide reports.

The Office assists the Secretary General in fulfilling his internal oversight responsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization through monitoring, internal audit, inspection and evaluation and investigation.

Recruit an evaluation officer prepare and implement evaluation programme.

Criminal investigation and prosecution

Criminal investigation and prosecution

7. Investigation and prosecution

In discharging these activities, an interdisciplinary approach will be followed involving staff from several areas of work, namely, audit, compliance, management improvement, inspection of programme performance, evaluation and investigation.

Monitoring and evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation

Evaluation and feedback

Monitoring and evaluation

investigation

43. In respect of areas for future studies, the Inspectors have maintained the same four areas (see para. 24 above) for their inspection, evaluation and investigation reports and activities during 1995 and beyond.

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quot (d) Evaluation seek ways to harmonize and simplify evaluation procedures while maintaining proper reporting and accountability, encourage participative evaluation approaches and strengthen NGO understanding of and capacities for evaluation. quot

The Joint Inspection Unit, as an independent system wide inspection, investigation and evaluation body, was essential in the current world situation, in a system that demanded greater management, efficiency and transparency than ever.

Monitoring, evaluation and consulting

Oversight, evaluation and monitoring

Monitoring, evaluation and consultation