Takes note with appreciation of the annual report of the Joint Inspection Unit;1
3
Welcomes the change in the Unit’s annual planning process, and notes with appreciation the positive impact that it has had on coordination with other United Nations oversight bodies;
4
Encouragesthe Unit, in the ongoing implementation of its mandate, to continue to coordinate with the Board of Auditors and the Office of Internal Oversight Services to maximize the use of resources and share experiences, knowledge, best practices and lessons learned;
5
Looks forward to considering the report of the Unit for 2007 and its programme of work for 2008 at the first part of its resumed sixty-second session;
6
Emphasizes the importance of the full and timely implementation of oversight recommendations, requests the executive heads of the participating organizations to take the steps necessary to improve the rate of the implementation of the Unit’s recommendations, and invites the legislative organs concerned to consider and take action in that regard;
7
Urgesthe Unit, as the only system-wide external oversight body, to continue to focus primarily its work and reports, whenever possible, on issues of system-wide interest, value and relevance to the efficient and effective functioning of all organizations to which the Unit provides services;
8
Notes with appreciation the information presented in the annual report concerning the expected savings as a result of the Unit’s recommendations.
