Organization matters

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its nineteenth session from 16 to 18 July 2012. The session, which was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, John F. S. Muwanga. All the other members of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee, namely: Adrian P. Strachan (Vice Chairman); Vadim V. Dubinkin; J. Christopher Mihm; and Vinod Rai; were in attendance.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its eighteenth session from 14 to 16 May. The session, which was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, John F.S. Muwanga. All the other members of the Committee, namely Adrian P. Strachan (Vice Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, J. Christopher Mihm, and Vinod Rai, were in attendance.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its seventeenth session from 13 to 15 February 2012. The session, which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, John F. S. Muwanga. All the other members of the Committee, namely Adrian P. Strachan (Vice-Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, J. Christopher Mihm and Vinod Rai, were in attendance.

Thirty-five United Nations personnel — 25 civilians, nine peacekeepers and a military adviser — were killed in 2011, according to the Staff Union Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service. Four security guards working for the Organization were also killed.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its fifteenth session from 11 to 13 July. The session, which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker. All the other members of the IAAC, namely John Muwanga (Vice-Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, Vinod Rai and Adrian P. Strachan, were in attendance.

The Staff Union and its Committee on the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service deplores the recent deliberate intimidatory actions directed at the United Nations staff by the Governments of the Sudan and Cambodia.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its fourteenth session from 12 to 13 April at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its thirteenth session from 15 to 17 February 2011. The session, which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker, with all the members of the IAAC in attendance, namely John F.S. Muwanga (Vice-Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, Vinod Rai and Adrian P. Strachan.

The United Nations Staff Union and its Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service continue to mourn the many United Nations staff members who paid with their lives while serving the Organization in an “annus horribilis” epitomized by the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its twelfth session from 15 to 16 December. The session, which was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker, with all the members of IAAC, namely, Vadim V. Dubinkin, Vice-Chairman Vijayendra N. Kaul, John F.S. Muwanga and Adrian P. Strachan, in attendance.