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CAG Rajiv Mehrishi is Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors
CAG Rajiv Mehrishi is Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors: Details, Highlights
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Rajiv Mehrishi was elected as Vice-Chair of United Nations (UN) Panel of Auditors at its annual meeting held in New York.
In this meeting, CAG of UK was also appointed as Chair of Panel for another term (2019). The meeting discussed various issues concerning the audit of the United Nations and the agencies under the United Nations System.
The next meeting will be held in Bonn, Germany in November-December 2019.
About United Nations Panel of Auditors
UN Panel of Auditors was established by UN General Assembly Resolution 1438 (XIV) in 1959. Its main objectives are to further coordination of audits for which its members are responsible and to exchange information on audit methods and findings.
It is made up of members of United Nations Board of Auditors and external auditors of Specialized Agencies of UN and of International Atomic Energy Agency.
Currently, it is chaired by CAG of UK and consists of 11 countries- India, Germany, Chile, Canada, France, Italy, Philippines, Ghana, Indonesia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
It may submit to executive heads of organisations audited any observations or recommendations in relation to accounts and financial procedures of organisation concerned.
The executive heads of participating organisations may also, through their auditors submit requests to it for its opinion or recommendation on any matter within its competence.
