The UN system has made considerable achievements in the past few years in the areas of controls, risk mitigation, transparency and accountability (including through the implementation of ERP systems, IPSAS, Audit Oversight Committees, Statements of Internal Controls, etc.).
HLCM is striving to consolidate a ‘trust based’ relationship between Member-States and the UN system. To continue to build this relationship, the Committee focused on ensuring the provision of consistent, accurate, and timely controls. In this regard, HLCM recognizes the strategic value of collective engagement to devise effective and coordinated approaches to the management and mitigation of risks.
HLCM has started developing a number of policies and tools in this area. The UN system must continue to build on them and devise a comprehensive new framework that provides for the appropriate vetting, monitoring and accountability of partners (within and across the system), for the safety and security of staff, for the mainstreaming of the human rights factor in every aspect of the UN’s work, and for the protection against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.