Office of Internal Oversight Services

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The Office of Internal Oversight Services is the United Nations’ internal watchdog body responsible for auditing, investigation, inspection, and evaluation to promote accountability and efficiency within the organization.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations office
internal audit body
oversight body
abbreviation OIOS
aimsTo prevent and detect corruption
prevent and detect fraud
promote accountability in the United Nations
promote effectiveness in the United Nations
promote efficiency in the United Nations
country United Nations
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
hasCharacteristic operationally independent from management
serves as internal watchdog of the United Nations
hasDivision Executive Office
Inspection and Evaluation Division
Internal Audit Division
Investigations Division
Peacekeeping Evaluation Division
hasMainResponsibility evaluation
inspection
internal audit
investigation
monitoring
oversight
headquartersLocation New York City
United States of America
inception 1994
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00
mandate assist the Secretary-General in fulfilling internal oversight responsibilities
enhance programme performance of the United Nations
provide independent and objective oversight
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
oversightArea management practices of the United Nations
peacekeeping operations of the United Nations
use of financial resources in the United Nations
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations Secretariat
reportsTo Secretary-General of the United Nations
United Nations General Assembly
scopeOfWork United Nations Secretariat
United Nations funds and programmes under its authority
website https://oios.un.org


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