Report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2009 and Programme of Work for 2010

A/RES/64/262View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 138 Joint Inspection Unit, published in 2010.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2008–2011

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/65/270

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2011	A/RES/65/270	Report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2010 and programme of work for 2011	1,402	40%Compare
2010	A/RES/64/262	Report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2009 and programme of work for 2010	1,034	54%Compare
2009	A/RES/63/272	Report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2008 and programme of work for 2009	1,000	46%Compare
2008	A/RES/62/246	Report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2007 and programme of work for 2008	989	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

11 subjects

Administrative Reform Appointment of Officials Coordination Within UN System Internal Oversight Knowledge Management Medium-Term Plan Programme Evaluation Programme Implementation Programme Management Project Monitoring Visas

What’s in this document?

18 operative paragraphs

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Recalls its resolutions 61/260, 62/246 and 63/272;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2009 and programme of work for 2010;Error: Reference source not found

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Affirms that oversight is a shared responsibility of Member States, the organizations and the internal and external oversight bodies;

Welcomes the continued progress in the reform process of the Unit, particularly the results-based management approach, and its improved collaboration with participating organizations and other oversight bodies;

Notes the ongoing progress of the development of a web-based follow-up system;

Invites the Unit to report to the General Assembly on further progress made in the reform process, including the web-based follow-up system, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the Assembly in the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013 on any related resource implications and funding options;

Reiterates its request to the Unit, in line with its mandate, to continue to focus its work and reports on system-wide issues of interest and relevance to the participating organizations and the States Members of the United Nations and to provide advice on ways to ensure the avoidance of duplication and overlap and more efficient and effective use of resources in implementing the mandates of the Organization;

Reiterates its request to the executive heads of the participating organizations to fully comply with the statutory procedures for consideration of the reports of the Unit and, in particular, to submit their comments and to distribute reports in time for their consideration by legislative organs;

Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General and the other executive heads of the participating organizations to fully assist the Unit with the timely provision of all information requested by it;

Reiterates its invitation to the legislative organs of the participating organizations to fully consider and take concrete action on the relevant recommendations issued by the Unit;

Requests the Secretary-General, in his capacity as Chairman of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, to expedite the implementation of the present resolution, including through the expected provision of support to the Unit by the secretariats of the participating organizations in the preparation of its reports, notes and confidential letters, and the consideration of and action on the recommendations of the Unit in the light of pertinent resolutions of the General Assembly, and to report to the Assembly on an annual basis on the results achieved;

Welcomes the coordination of the Unit with the Board of Auditors and the Office of Internal Oversight Services of the Secretariat, and encourages those bodies to continue sharing experiences, knowledge, best practices and lessons learned with other United Nations audit and oversight bodies, as well as with the Independent Audit Advisory Committee, with a view to avoiding overlap or duplication and achieving further synergy, cooperation, effectiveness and efficiency, without prejudice to the respective mandates of oversight bodies;

Stresses the need for the Unit to continuously update and improve its medium- and long-term strategy for 2010–2019, taking into account the dynamics and challenges of the environment in which it undertakes its activities;

Notes that the 2010 programme of work of the Unit was adjusted in line with existing resources, and requests the Secretary-General, in the light of the ongoing development of the medium- and long-term strategy approach, to reflect relevant resource requests in the context of future proposed programme budgets;

Recalls paragraph 8 of its resolution 63/311 of 14 September 2009, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General, in his capacity as Chairman of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, to ensure the appropriate involvement of the Unit in the ongoing relevant consultations, taking into account its role and mandate;

Notes with concern that some Member States did not abide by its resolutions on the issuance of visas for the official travel of some inspectors and staff of the Unit, and in this regard requests Member States to extend, without conditions, the requisite facilitation to enable the individual inspectors and the staff of the Unit to undertake their tasks;

Requests the Unit to keep the General Assembly informed, as necessary, about any difficulty or delay in obtaining visas for the official travel of the inspectors and members of its secretariat;

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Having considered the note by the President of the General Assembly on the implementation of the procedures for the appointment of inspectors of the Unit,⁵

⁵A/64/667.

Recalling section II of its resolution 61/238,

Takes note of the note by the President of the General Assembly on the implementation of the procedures for the appointment of inspectors of the Unit.

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