United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
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 United Nations Headquarters, New York City |
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| Org type | Office of the Secretariat | ||||
| Acronyms | OIOS | ||||
| Head | Under-Secretary-General  Sweden Inga-Britt Ahlenius |
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| Status | Active | ||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||
| Website | http://www.un.org/Depts/oios | ||||
| Parent org | United Nations Secretariat | ||||
| Portal |  United Nations Portal |
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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.[1]
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.[2] Its first head was Under-Secretary-General Karl Paschke.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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."
[edit] External links
- United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
- Annual reports of the OIOS
- Other reports of the OIOS
- OIOS press releases
[edit] References
- Albright, Madeleine: The United States and the United Nations, 11 May 1995.
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