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23.53 Significant external factors that may affect the achievement of the expected accomplishments are the cooperation of other United Nations bodies, organs and external parties and decisions of States parties and treaty mandated bodies.

The Major Programme comprises two programmes A.1 Meetings of the Governing Bodies and A.2 Secretariat of Governing Bodies and External Relations.

(ii) Replace paragraph (d) with the following The number of joint meetings, agreements and assignments with external oversight bodies.

(d) The development of new partnerships with other United Nations bodies and external parties to support measures to counter trafficking

11. Reaffirms the role of the Board of Auditors and the Joint Inspection Unit as external oversight bodies, and, in this regard, affirms that any external review, audit, inspection, monitoring, evaluation or investigation of the Office can be undertaken only by such bodies or those mandated to do so by the General Assembly

Generally, dialogue between internal and external oversight bodies at the United Nations has become a continuous process and a daily occurrence rather than an annual event.

Table 27.29 Summary of follow up action taken to implement relevant recommendations of the internal and external oversight bodies and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Table 14.27 Summary of follow up action taken to implement relevant recommendations of the internal and external oversight bodies and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Table 13.7 Summary of follow up action taken to implement relevant recommendations of the internal and external oversight bodies and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

94. In table 28.6, under Objective 1, replace paragraph (b) under Indicators of achievement with the following The number of joint meetings, agreements and assignments with external oversight bodies.

(c) Ensuring that appropriate and timely actions are taken by the management in implementing the recommendations of the internal and external oversight bodies and monitoring follow up action thereon.

Executive management and policy Substantive support to the COP and its subsidiary bodies, legal advice and global issues Science and technology Facilitation of implementation External relations and public information.

Independent, external evaluations conducted by OIOS are a primary source that the intergovernmental bodies can turn to for an objective, impartial perspective on the achievements of United Nations programmes and activities.

External

Internal oversight mechanisms assist the Executive Heads of United Nations system organizations in carrying out their responsibilities and external oversight bodies assist member States in reviewing the management and proper functioning of the organizations.

This external dependence increases their vulnerability to external economic threats and shocks.

External auditors

External Auditor

External debt

External audit

External factors

External debt

External sector

23.59 Significant external factors that may affect the achievement of the expected accomplishments are a reduced level of voluntary contributions and actions that may be taken by United Nations intergovernmental bodies on mandates and activities.

(e) IAPWG needs to interact more with other entities in the public and private procurement sector and relevant academic bodies so that it is kept abreast of practice, innovations and trends in the external environment.

Also requests the Secretary General to ensure that the commissioning of external consultants in the Organization by senior management and programme managers is conducted according to established administrative procedures and financial regulations and rules, with full respect for the mandates of internal and external oversight bodies and the oversight role of the General Assembly, and to report thereon

The objective of the Programme is to facilitate deliberations and decision making of the governing bodies and to maintain general external relations with Member States, Permanent Missions accredited to UNIDO, non Member States and regional groups.

External Entity Example

Haiti External debt

(d) External Relations

External public debt

EXTERNAL AUDITOR (item 4)

Senior External Relations Adviser

Ministry of External Affairs

6151 External foreign exchange

Recent developments in external debt

H. Independence of external auditors

EXTERNAL FACTORS, CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES

Servicing of external public debt

(a) Ministry of External Relations

Appointment of an External Auditor

(a) The external factors include

The Programme was established in June 2003 to improve the performance and accountability of the Organization, pursuant to recommendations by the External Auditor (PBC.18 3) and the governing bodies (PBC conclusion 2002 2, Board decision IDB.26 Dec.2).