Organization matters

The United Nations Board of Auditors held its sixty-fourth regular session during the period 19-21 July to review and approve the audit reports of the Board which are due to be tabled during the current session of the General Assembly and other legislative/governing bodies. A total of 24 reports were discussed and approved, 18 of which will be deliberated upon in the coming days by the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) of the General Assembly.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its eleventh session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 21 to 23 July. The session was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker, and attended by all the Committee members, Vijayendra N. Kaul (Vice-Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, John F.S. Muwanga and Adrian P. Strachan.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its tenth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 19 to 21 May 2010. The session was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker, and attended by all the Committee members, Vijayendra N. Kaul (Vice-Chairman), Vadim V. Dubinkin, John F.S. Muwanga and Adrian P. Strachan.

The new United Nations Appeals Tribunal completed its first session ever 1 April. Sitting for three weeks in Geneva, the court decided 33 appeals. After translation, the judgments will be released and posted on the website maintained by the Office of Administration of Justice in the month of April.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its ninth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 17 to 19 February 2010.

The trend of deadly attacks against United Nations personnel continued in 2009, with at least 28 civilian staff members losing their lives due to acts of violence, according to the United Nations Staff Union Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its eighth session from 2 to 4 December 2009. The session, which was held at the United Nations Office at Geneva, was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker, with all the members of the IAAC, namely, Vadim V. Dubinkin, Vijayendra N. Kaul (Vice-Chairman), John F.S. Muwanga and Adrian P. Strachan, in attendance.

On 5 August, more than 500 students will gather at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland to participate in the first annual Global Model United Nations (GMUN) conference, organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information.

The United Nations Board of Auditors, the independent external auditors of the United Nations and its funds and programmes, held its sixty-third regular session during the period 9 to 10 July 2009 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The main purpose of the meeting was to review and approve the audit reports of the Board to be presented to the General Assembly and other legislative/governing bodies.

The Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations held its seventh session in New York from 30 June to 2 July 2009. The session was presided over by the Chairman, David M. Walker.