Book Chapter

UN Accountability

Golding, Richard

2021

Overview

This chapter explains accountability frameworks within the UN system and examines in more detail the three components of such a framework within and across various UNDS organizations. It provides a globally accepted set of objectives and against which to measure progress and impact. In 2011, the UN Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) issued a report that summarized concisely the key components of any accountability framework within the context of the UN system. All UN organizations certainly had the key components of internal controls and some of the complaints and response mechanisms; but there was little evidence of any formal and meaningful political covenants with member states at that time. These seven elements are: internal audit; external audit and the UN Board of Auditors; audit and oversight committees; evaluation; the Joint Inspection Unit; risk management; and ethics and financial disclosure. Audit and oversight committees are relatively recent elements for the UN’s governance and accountability.

• Publisher: Routledge
• ISBN: 9780367502232, 0367186853, 9780367186852, 0367502232