Inspector General's Annual Report

In accordance with Article VI (2) (b) (viii) of the WFP General Regulations, this annual report of the Inspector General covering January to December 2011 is presented to the Board for consideration. It gives an oversight perspective on governance, risk management and control in the World Food Programme and an overview of the work undertaken by the Oversight Office.

In accordance with Article VI (2) (b) (viii) of the WFP General Regulations, this tenth annual report of the Inspector General covering January–December 2010 is presented to the Board for consideration. It gives an overview of the work undertaken by the Oversight Office under the direction of the Inspector General. Along with the strategy, standards, resources, activities and quality assurance, the document also illustrates the assurance opinion provided to the Executive Director and summarizes the findings and recommendations made in 2010. The annual work of the Oversight Office enables the Inspector General to express an opinion as to whether WFP’s internal controls, governance and risk management processes provide reasonable assurance that its objectives will be achieved.

In accordance with Article VI (2) (b) (viii) of the WFP General Regulations, this annual report of the Inspector General is presented to the Executive Board for its consideration, and as established by Board decision 1996/EB.3/3, forwarding it to the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services. This is the ninth report of the Inspector General and covers the period from January to December 2009.