The Parliamentary Assembly continued to take its oversight role seriously.

Establishing a parliamentary oversight mechanism of the GEF as a contribution to better international governance.

Civilian control over the armed forces has been in place since 2003, with the Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Assembly providing strong and determined democratic parliamentary oversight.

It provides for a political system that is presidential in nature, but with a large degree of parliamentary oversight.

It is also worth noting that the members of the Security and Intelligence Committee of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Assembly have increasingly fulfilled their important role of providing parliamentary oversight.

Of 26 programmes, 4 were completed, including the State Management of Identity Documents, the Parliamentary Oversight over the Armed Forces and the Security Policy.

Legislation has been drafted which, subject to further consultation and parliamentary approval, will provide for oversight of money services businesses (bureau de change, money transmitters, and cheque cashers).

Lastly, on 2 July, the Special Rapporteur gave a presentation on the protection of human rights and the role of justice during states of emergency at the Regional Seminar on Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector in Latin America, which was held in Montevideo by the Inter Parliamentary Union and attended by political and academic figures from Latin America.

The Parliamentary Investigative Committee on Trafficking in Persons had been created to deal with the problems of victims, with oversight powers with respect to government agencies, and the ability to consult high ranking officials to resolve issues.

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b. Parliamentary documentation.

That is part of a broader process seeking to enhance the democratic oversight of the security sector, including through a series of handbooks and guides, as well as through national and regional workshops and seminars intended to further build parliamentary capacities.

Oversight Committee

Internal oversight

Oversight lacunae

Internal oversight

Internal oversight

Internal oversight

Internal oversight

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

These oversight mechanisms were referred to as either audit committees or oversight committees.

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We agree that the Office of Internal Oversight Services should provide internal oversight services for small United Nations agencies with insufficient current oversight capacity.

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Management and oversight

Governance and oversight

Accountability and oversight

(a) Oversight lacunae

The Convention and the NIA will then be the subject of parliamentary review by the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties.

7. Calls for the further development of the annual parliamentary hearing at the United Nations and other specialized parliamentary meetings in the context of major United Nations meetings as joint United Nations Inter Parliamentary Union events

Protection oversight and support

Oversight, evaluation and monitoring

Enhancing oversight and accountability

Continuing oversight through audits.

Independent oversight advisory committee

Statute of a number of parliamentary parties.

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

Strengthening of the oversight mechanisms

(i) Accountability, audit and oversight

Relationship with other oversight bodies

Monitoring and oversight of SAICM

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Management and oversight of programmes

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