Audit Reports

WFP’s work in Bangladesh aims to support the country in ending hunger and reducing malnutrition by 2030 through five strategic outcomes. Expenditure pertaining to the Country Strategic Plan from 1 January 2020 to 30 April 2021 amounted to USD 373 million. Interventions include support to the Government’s mother and child benefit programmes, cash, and food assistance (to refugees and host communities), livelihood and nutrition support, and capacity strengthening. The audit focused on the country office’s implementation of two activities under Strategic Outcome 2 of the Country Strategic Plan that accounted for 90 percent of total expenditure during the audit period. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit has come to an overall conclusion of partially satisfactory / some improvement needed.

The Innovation Accelerator was established in Munich in 2015 to identify, support and scale innovations in WFP. Objectives and key priorities were defined in its 2021-2025 strategy: transforming lives scaling the next breakthrough innovations; inspiring and enabling the humanitarian community by sharing knowledge and expertise and contribute to increasing partners' impact; and developing its institutional set-up to scale. Expenditures totalled USD 12million during the audit period, with funding reaching USD 21 million. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit has come to an overall conclusion of effective / satisfactory.

As part of its annual work plan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of WFP's operations in Mali that focused on beneficiary management, cash-based transfers, monitoring, supply chain, finance, cooperating partner management, and humanitarian access. The audit covered the period from 1 January 2020 to 30 April 2021. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit has come to an overall conclusion of ineffective/unsatisfactory.