Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2017 and programme of work for 2018;2
2
Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General on the report of the Unit for 2017;3
3
Reiterates its request to the executive heads of the participating organizations to comply fully with the statutory procedures for consideration of the reports of the Unit and, in particular, to submit their comments, including information on what they intend to do regarding the recommendations of the Unit, to distribute reports in time for their consideration by legislative organs and to provide information on the steps to be taken to implement those recommendations accepted by the legislative organs and the executive heads of participating organizations;
4
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;
5
Requeststhe Secretary-General, and invites the executive heads of organizations participating in the Unit, to take the necessary measures to ensure that the thematic reports of the Unit are listed under the appropriate substantive agenda items of the work programmes of the General Assembly, other pertinent organs and bodies of the United Nations and the appropriate legislative organs of the other participating organizations;
6
Stresses the importance of the oversight functions of the Unit in identifying concrete managerial, administrative and programming questions within the participating organizations and providing the General Assembly and other legislative organs of participating organizations with practical and action-oriented recommendations to improve and strengthen the governance of the United Nations as a whole;
7
Reaffirms article 20 of the statute of the Unit,1 in which it is stipulated that the Unit shall be invited to be represented at meetings when its budget estimates are being discussed;
8
Recognizes that the effectiveness of the Unit system-wide is a shared responsibility of the Unit, the Member States and the secretariats of the participating organizations;
9
Also recognizes the need to continue to enhance the impact of the Unit on the management efficiency and transparency of the participating organizations within the United Nations system;
10
Reiterates its request to the Unit to consider optimizing the number of projects in its programme of work through prioritization;
11
Also reiterates its request to the Unit to continue to focus its reports on priority items of the participating organizations and the States Members of the United Nations, including by taking into consideration the programme of work of the General Assembly, with the aim of providing the Assembly and other legislative organs of participating organizations with thematic reports of the Unit that can be used to maximum effect;
12
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 to share 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 the audit and oversight bodies;
13
Also welcomes the completion of the migration of the web-based tracking system and the website of the Unit to platforms hosted by the Secretariat, and requests the heads of participating organizations to make full use of the web-based tracking system of the Unit;
IIOutcome of the review of the follow-up to the Joint Inspection Unit reports and recommendations by the United Nations system organizations
Having considered the notes by the Secretary-General4 drawing to the attention of the General Assembly the report of the Joint Inspection Unit entitled “Outcome of the review of the follow-up to the Joint Inspection Unit reports and recommendations by the United Nations system organizations”5 and transmitting his comments and those of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination thereon,6
Takes note of the notes by the Secretary-General;4,6
2
Invitesthe Joint Inspection Unit to continue to provide an in-depth analysis of how the recommendations of the Unit are being implemented;
3
Encouragesthe heads of participating organizations to examine possible options for improving coordinated action, including through the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, in response to relevant recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit;
4
Reiterates its invitation to the legislative organs of the participating organizations to fully consider, discuss and take concrete action in a timely manner on the relevant recommendations issued by the Unit, including follow-up, as appropriate, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 4 of its resolution 50/233;
5
Requeststhe executive heads of the participating organizations who have not yet done so to establish a direct reporting line from the Joint Inspection Unit focal points to top management.
