Oversight, evaluation and monitoring

Monitoring and oversight of SAICM

(a) What is the purpose of monitoring and oversight?

The results of monitoring would be reported to an oversight mechanism.

(a) Enhance intergovernmental oversight, monitoring and follow up on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000)

(iii) The extent to which tools to improve monitoring and oversight of resettlement have been adopted

Oversight is an activity that involves consideration of the outputs of the monitoring process.

The outputs from the monitoring and oversight processes would be directed to implementers of and stakeholders in SAICM.

Oversight entails a wide spectrum of activities including, inter alia, internal audit, evaluation, inspection, monitoring and performance management.

(d) Streamlined procurement procedures for peacekeeping operations in the field, including specific information on mechanisms for strengthened monitoring, oversight and accountability

The facilities used for oversight, monitoring and reporting will see continuous improvement through the use of web enabled tools, reporting and services.

A wide range of remote monitoring techniques and technologies exist, outside of normal regulatory oversight, e.g. hyperspectral imaging systems and satellite imagery.

Monitoring and evaluation should be carried out under the SAICM oversight functions and linked to the Millennium Development Goals, and other related goals.

IOMC Paper on Ways of Monitoring Progress with the Implementation of SAICM, Including Proposed Criteria for the SAICM Oversight Body

The Protection Oversight and Support Section supports operations in the field, develops tools for monitoring and reporting and monitors and provides guidance on statelessness issues.

The Department will continue to develop monitoring and evaluation tools to improve oversight and management of its technical cooperation activities and projects funded under the Development Account.

Consolidation of audit, evaluation, control, monitoring, data integrity and other related functions into one Office has resulted in synergies for better and improved oversight coverage of the Organization.

(g) Formulation of administrative responses and monitoring of follow up to the reports of various oversight bodies, such as the Board of Auditors, the Joint Inspection Unit

(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.

Lastly, as an oversight measure, the FIU has requested the Banks and Financial Entities Inspectorate to include routinely in its annual scheduled (on site) inspections the monitoring of measures taken to combat money laundering. This monitoring began in January 2003.

The Office assists the Secretary General in fulfilling his internal oversight responsibilities in respect of the resources and staff of the Organization through monitoring, internal audit, inspection and evaluation and investigation.

Multilateral institutions and international partners assist national AIDS coordinating authorities in the strengthening of their monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and structures that facilitate oversight of and problem solving for national AIDS programmes.

It will have overall responsibility for the following main functions (a) internal oversight (b) programme project evaluation (c) provision of advice on financial and programmatic issues and (d) programme policy monitoring.

Furthermore, the Office of the Under Secretary General provides strict quality control over the reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services to the General Assembly, oversees resource utilization and acts as a focal point for performance management and for monitoring compliance with recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services.

In the paper for the regional meetings, IOMC foreshadowed that PrepCom3 could be expected to consider how the related functions implementation, monitoring and oversight will be fulfilled for the completed SAICM.

Monitoring and oversight are two related but different functions that would assist in the implementation of SAICM through the evaluation of progress towards its objectives and through the provision of guidance towards its implementation.

Management and oversight

Governance and oversight

Accountability and oversight

Enhancing governance oversight role structure, working methods and practices on handling oversight reports

Requests the Secretary General, in his next report on procurement reform, to provide information on the implementation of the new delegations of authority, including mechanisms used to strengthen effective monitoring, oversight and accountability

Requests the Secretary General, in his next report on procurement reform, to provide information on the implementation of the new delegations of authority, including mechanisms used to strengthen effective monitoring, oversight and accountability

The Office of Internal Oversight Services has intensified its monitoring of the audit workplan, with meetings being convened weekly to review the progress of assignments in accordance with the plan.

Protection oversight and support

Enhancing oversight and accountability

The Office of Internal Oversight Services continued its activities to strengthen monitoring and evaluation in the context of results based management, including the provision of training and an evaluation manual, which is available on its website.

The IsDB is strongly committed to ensuring that all of its activities are governed by strict rules, procedures, and guidelines, and that such activities are undertaken on the basis of rigorous scrutiny, due diligence, monitoring and oversight.

The Department of Financial Monitoring is authorized to take steps to prevent the legalization of income obtained by illegal means, using methods including the collection and processing of data on financial transactions subject to special oversight.

(i) Accountability, audit and oversight

Management and oversight of programmes

Ensuring effective oversight is one key function of parliament, and it includes oversight of the security forces.

Oversight Committee

Internal oversight

Oversight lacunae

Internal oversight