The Oversight Committee will have an overall responsibility for ensuring compliance with these requirements.

29.30 Responsibility for providing backstopping support for the work of the internal oversight programme is vested in the Executive Office.

There were three different responsibility centres for programme oversight within ECA along with three separate focal points for financial authorization.

The agreement distinguishes between the oversight and services to be provided by UNDP for UNIFEM operations, thereby clarifying areas of responsibility.

Oversight

Internal oversight

Oversight Committee

Oversight lacunae

Internal oversight

Oversight Unit

Internal oversight

An oversight

These terms of reference elaborate the networks' responsibility for information sharing and coordination and oversight on prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse

Management and oversight

Governance and oversight

Accountability and oversight

(a) Oversight lacunae

Oversight is stringent.

Internal oversight mechanisms

Enhancing governance oversight role structure, working methods and practices on handling oversight reports

These oversight mechanisms were referred to as either audit committees or oversight committees.

Protection oversight and support

Oversight, evaluation and monitoring

Enhancing oversight and accountability

Independent oversight advisory committee

Independent oversight advisory committee

Internal audit and oversight

Programme 24. Internal oversight

Institutional oversight is essential.

We agree that the Office of Internal Oversight Services should provide internal oversight services for small United Nations agencies with insufficient current oversight capacity.

(b) Establishment of a high level oversight coordinating mechanism in the Organization to strengthen monitoring of oversight reports and timely implementation of oversight recommendations.

Strengthening of the oversight mechanisms

(i) Accountability, audit and oversight

Relationship with other oversight bodies

Office of Internal Oversight Services

Management and oversight of programmes

Office of Internal Oversight Services

Oversight reports to programme managers

Office of Internal Oversight Services

Office of Internal Oversight Services

Management oversight of country offices

Office of Internal Oversight Services

ORGANIZATIONS, EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL OVERSIGHT

Office of Internal Oversight Services

The consolidation of the internal oversight mechanisms into the Office of Internal Oversight Services, together with the existing external oversight mechanisms, should help reduce waste and ensure accountability.