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

Members of the Panel and their delegations at the Cours des Comptes of France during the Panel's meeting in December 2008
Members of the Panel and their delegations at the Cours des Comptes of France during the Panel's meeting in December 2008

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

Vice-President, Federal Court of Auditors of Germany (Chair of Panel)

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

30 June 2010

Auditor-General of the Republic of South Africa (Vice-Chair of Panel)

United Nations and its funds and programmes

  1. United Nations Development Programme [ (UNDP)including UNIFEM, CDF, UNV and Global Environment Facility (GEF) UNDP]
  2. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  3. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East [(UNRWA) including Microfinance and Microenterprise Department]
  4. United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Staff Provident Fund
  5. United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
  6. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
  7. United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP)

30 June 2012

Auditor General of Canada

International Labour Organization (ILO)

31 December 2011

Auditor General of China 

United Nations and its funds and programmes

  1. United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO)
  2. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  3. United Nations University (UNU)
  4. United Nations Escrow (Iraq) Account
  5. International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
  6. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
  7. United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
  8. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
  9. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

30 June 2014

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First President of the Court of Accounts of France

United Nations and its funds and   programmes

  1. United Nations Secretariat
  2. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
  3. United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
  4. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  5. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
  6. United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP)
  7. International Trade Centre (ITC)
  8. Global Environment Facility (GEF) - UNEP
  9. Capital Master Plan (CMP)

30 June 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialized Agencies

  1. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  2. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  3. United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
  4. World Trade Organization (WTO)

 

31 December 2011

31 December 2010

31 December 2010

31 December 2013

Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  1. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO)

30 June 2012

31 May 2012

Auditor General of Pakistan

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

30 June 2011

Chairman, Philippine Commission on Audit  

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

30 June 2010

Director, Swiss Federal Audit Office

  1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
  2. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  3. Universal Postal Union (UPU)

31 July 2012

31 July 2012

31 July 2013

Comptroller and Auditor General of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  1. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
  2. World Food Programme (WFP)

30 June 2012

30 June 2010

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