Mandate, Panel Members and Organizations Audited
Mandate
The Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency was established by the General Assembly Resolution 1438 (XIV) of 5 December 1959. It is made up of: (a) the members of the United Nations Board of Auditors; and (b) the external auditors of the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations and of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The main objectives of the Panel are to further the co-ordination of the audits for which its members are responsible, and to exchange information on audit methods and findings.
The Panel may submit to the executive heads of the organisations audited any observations or recommendations it may wish to make in relation to the accounts and financial procedures of the organisation concerned. The executive heads of the participating organisations may also, through their auditors submit requests to the Panel for its opinion or recommendation on any matter within its competence.
Panel Members and Organizations Audited
The current members of the Panel, the organizations audited, and the dates when each member’s term of office expires, are as follows:
Panel Members |
Organizations Audited |
Date Term of office Ends |
Controller and Auditor-General of the United Republic of Tanzania
(Chair of Panel) |
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
- Global Environment Facility (UNDP-GEF)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Microfinance Department (UNRWA-MD)
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Provident Fund (UNRWA-SPF)
- International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- International Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) including Global Environmental Facility (UNEP-GEF)
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)
- Mechanism for the International Criminal Tribunals (MICT)
|
30 June 2018 |
First President of the Court of Accounts of France
(Vice-Chair of Panel) |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
30 June 2018 |
Auditor General of Canada |
International Labour Organization (ILO) |
30 June 2016 |
Comptroller and Auditor General
of the
United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
|
- United Nations Secretariat (Volume 1)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
- International Trade Centre (ITC)
- Capital Master Plan (CMP)
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- United Nations Funds for International Partnerships (UNFIP)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- Information Communication Technology (OICT)
- Umoja
|
30 June 2016
|
Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
- United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations University (UNU)
- United Nations Escrow (Iraq) Account
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
- United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
- Strategic Heritage Plan (SHP)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
|
30 June 2016
30 June 2016
30 June 2016
30 June 2016
31 December 2017
30 June 2020
30 June 2020
30 June 2020
30 June 2020
30 June 2020
30 June 2020
30 June 2020
30 June 2020
30 June 2020 |
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President, Bundesrechnungshof
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) |
30 June 2018 |
Chairman, Philippine Commission on Audit |
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
|
31 December 2019
31 December 2019 |
Director, Swiss Federal Audit Office |
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
|
31 December 2020
30 Jun 2020
|
President, Corte dei Conti |
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
|
30 June 2016
31 December 2016
|
Ghana Audit Service |
International Maritime Organization (IMO) |
31 December 2019 |
|
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Observers
|
Auditor General of the People’s Republic of China |
Observer from 2014-2016 |
|
Deputy Auditor General of Pakistan |
Observer from 2014-2016 |
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