Everything about Oios totally explained
Inga-Britt Ahlenius
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The
United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services, or
OIOS, is a
United Nations organ whose primary purpose is to perform world-wide
audit, investigation, inspection, programme monitoring, evaluation and consulting services to the
United Nations Secretariat and the rest of the
United Nations System.
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Its intended and mandated function is similar to many national government audit organisations, like the
Government Accountability Office in the
United States. And like most of its national counterparts it reports to the
General Assembly rather than to the Secretary-General's office.
The current head of UN OIOS,
Under-Secretary-General Inga-Britt Ahlenius of
Sweden, was appointed as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services for a five-year term starting on
15 July 2005, succeeding
Dileep Nair of
Singapore.
The agency was established in
1994.
(External Link) Its first head was
Under-Secretary-General Karl Paschke.
Role and function
According 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.
United States opinions
U.S. Representative Hal Rogers hoped that OIOS would be a "junkyard dog, not a household pet." In a speech given on
11 May 1995, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Madeleine Albright called the agency a "junkyard puppy."
Further Information
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