Office of Internal Oversight (OIO)
During 2020, OIO issued five internal audit reports (safety and security management, Western and Central African Regional Office, Technical Cooperation Bureau project management, accuracy of General Ledger accounts, and vendor data management). It also issued one evaluation report on regional projects in Africa. Furthermore, seven reports by the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) were presented to the Council, along with the corresponding action plans proposed by the Secretariat. Subjects covered included: enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities to conferences and meetings of the United Nations system, strengthening policy research uptake in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, United Nations System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, integration of disaster risk reduction in the work of the United Nations system in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, change management in United Nations system organizations, managing cloud computing services in the United Nations system, and audit and oversight committees in the United Nations system. All OIO reports were made available on the Council secure portal as per the usual practice. The evaluation report was presented and discussed at length at the 221st session of the Council. OIO also presented to the Council its annual work plan for 2021, its annual activity report for 2019, the revision of its charter, and its public disclosure policy during the reporting period.
