United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-10-31 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-06-226T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-226T P0b002ee1803a2453 f:d06226t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-226T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-226T GAO-06-226T Budget activities Budgeting Internal controls International organizations Procurement evaluation Procurement practices Testimony A40817 This testimony discusses internal oversight and procurement in the United Nations (UN). The findings of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN's Oil for Food Program have rekindled long-standing concerns about internal oversight and procurement at the United Nations. In addition, the UN's 2005 World Summit called for a host of reforms, from human rights, terrorism, and peace-building to economic development and management reform. Specifically, this testimony conveys our preliminary observations on the UN's budgeting processes as it relates to the ability of the UN's Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to perform independent and effective oversight. We will also discuss some of the UN's efforts to address problems affecting the openness and professionalism of its procurement system. We would like to emphasize that our comments reflect the preliminary results of two ongoing GAO engagements examining the UN's internal oversight and procurement services. We will issue reports covering a wide range of issues in both areas early next year. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-226T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-226T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-226T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-226T.pdf GAO-06-226T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-06-226T Testimony GAO-06-226T; United Nations: Preliminary Observations on Internal Oversight and Procurement Practices; Budget activities Budgeting Internal controls International organizations Procurement evaluation Procurement practices