United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B is the 1994 measure that established and defined the mandate of the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services, the organization’s main internal audit and oversight body.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B canonical | 2 |
| United Nations General Assembly resolutions of the 48th session | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T659775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B Context triple: [Office of Internal Oversight Services, legalBasis, United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B]
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A.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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B.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) is the 1966 UN resolution that adopted the core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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C.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
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D.
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 is a 2007 UN measure that condemned Holocaust denial and urged all member states to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event.
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E.
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B Target entity description: United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B is the 1994 measure that established and defined the mandate of the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services, the organization’s main internal audit and oversight body.
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A.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) is the 1950 resolution that established the mandate and foundational statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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B.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) is the 1966 UN resolution that adopted the core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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C.
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
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D.
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 is a 2007 UN measure that condemned Holocaust denial and urged all member states to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event.
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E.
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution
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international legal instrument ⓘ oversight mandate ⓘ |
| adoptedAtSession | 48th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
ⓘ
surface form:
UNGA
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptionBodyType | principal organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| adoptionDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United Nations Secretariat
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United Nations programmes and funds under the authority of the Secretary-General ⓘ |
| creates | Office of Internal Oversight Services ⓘ |
| defines |
functions of the Office of Internal Oversight Services
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responsibilities of the Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services ⓘ scope of authority of the Office of Internal Oversight Services ⓘ |
| definesMandateOf | Office of Internal Oversight Services ⓘ |
| designatesReportingLineTo |
United Nations General Assembly
ⓘ
Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Secretary-General
|
| establishes | Office of Internal Oversight Services ⓘ |
| hasResolutionNumber | 48/218 B ⓘ |
| hasShortDescription | 1994 UN General Assembly resolution establishing the Office of Internal Oversight Services and defining its mandate ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect | establishment of a permanent internal oversight office in the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| mandates |
independent internal oversight for the United Nations
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inspections and evaluations of United Nations programmes ⓘ investigations into allegations of misconduct within the United Nations ⓘ regular internal audits of United Nations activities ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United Nations General Assembly resolutions of the 48th session
|
| purpose |
to combat waste, fraud and mismanagement in the United Nations
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to enhance accountability in the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of United Nations operations ⓘ to strengthen internal oversight within the United Nations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United Nations financial accountability
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United Nations management reform ⓘ United Nations reform ⓘ |
| requires |
access of the Office of Internal Oversight Services to all relevant records, documents and information
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operational independence of the Office of Internal Oversight Services ⓘ periodic reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services to the General Assembly ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
inspection and evaluation
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internal audit ⓘ internal oversight ⓘ investigation of misconduct ⓘ management oversight ⓘ programme evaluation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B Description of subject: United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B is the 1994 measure that established and defined the mandate of the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services, the organization’s main internal audit and oversight body.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of Internal Oversight Services
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legalBasis
→
United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
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partOf
→
United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly resolutions of the 48th session