Statements by Committee Members
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee Report on the Report of the Board of Auditors on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 (A/77/5 (Vol. II)), 1 May 2023
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/78/215), Volume I (A/78/5 (Vol. I)), UNOPS (A/78/5/Add.11), UNEP (A/78/5/Add.7), UNRWA (A/78/5/Add.4), UN-Habitat (A/78/5/Add.9), ITC (A/78/5 Vol. III), UNFPA (A/78/5 Add.8), UNICEF (A/78/5 Add.3), UNITAR (A/78/5 Add.5), UNODC (A/78/5 Add.10), UNU (A/78/5 Vol. IV), UN-Women (A/78/5 Add.12), IRMCT (A/78/5 Add.15), UNDP (A/78/5 Add. 1), UNCDF (A/78/5 Add.2) and UNHCR (A/78/5/Add.6), November 2023
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the United Nations Board of Auditors Report on United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 (A/78/5 Add.16), November 2023
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee Report of the Board of Auditors on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 (A/75/5 (Vol. II)), May 2021
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/76/173), Volume I (A/76/5 (Vol. I)), ITC (A/76/5 Vol. III), UNCDF (A/76/5/Add.2), UNDP (A/76/5/Add.1), UNEP (A/76/5 Add.7), UNFPA (A/76/5 Add.8), UN-Habitat (A/76/5 Add.9), UNICEF (A/76/5 Add.3), UNITAR (A/76/5 Add.5), UNHCR (A/76/5/Add.6), UNODC (A/76/5 Add.10), UNOPS (A/76/5 Add.11), UNRWA (A/76/5 Add.4), UNU (A/76/5 Vol. IV), UN-Women (A/76/5 Add.12) and IRMCT (A/76/5 Add.15), October 2021
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Tenth Annual Progress report of the United Nations Board of Auditors on the implementation of the United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning system (Umoja) (A/76/131), October 2021
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the United Nations Board of Auditors Report on the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) for the financial year ended 31 December 2020 (A/76/5 Add.16), October 2021
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditor´s third annual progress report on the implementation of the Information and Communications Technology Strategy (ICT) A/74/177, March 2020
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the report of the Board of Auditors on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 (A/74/5 (Vol. II)), May 2020
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/75/177), Volume I (A/75/5 (Vol. I)), ITC (A/75/5 Vol. III)), UNCDF (A/75/5 Add.2), UNDP (A/75/5 Add.1), UNEP (A/75/5 Add.7), UNFPA (A/75/5 Add.8), UN-Habitat (A/75/5 Add.9), UNICEF (A/75/5 Add.3), UNITAR (A/75/5 Add.5), UNHCR (A/75/5 Add.6), UNODC (A/75/5 Add.10), UNOPS (A/75/5 Add.11), UNRWA (A/75/5 Add.4), UNU (A/75/5 Vol. IV), UN-Women (A/75/5 Add.12) and IRMCT (A/75/5 Add.15). September 2020
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditor´s fourth annual progress report on the implementation of the Information and Communications Technology Strategy (ICT) A/75/156, September 2020
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the report of the Board of Auditors on the Strategic Heritage Plan of the United Nations Office at Geneva (SHP) A/75/135, September 2020
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Ninth Annual Progress report of the United Nations Board of Auditors on the implementation of United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning system (Umoja) A/75/159, September 2020
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors report on the United Nations Joint Staff Pension for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 (UNJSPF), A/75/5 Add.16) September 2020
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/74/202), Volume I (A/74/5 Vol. I), ITC (A/74/5 (Vol. III), UNCDF (A/74/5/Add.2), UNDP (A/74/5/Add.1), UNEP (A/74/5/Add.7), UNFPA (A/74/5/Add.8), UN-Habitat (A/74/5/Add.9), UNICEF (A/74/5/Add.3), UNITAR (A/74/5/Add.5), UNHCR (A/74/5/Add.6), UNODC (A/74/5/Add.10), UNOPS (A/74/5/Add.11), UNRWA (A/74/5/Add.4), UNU (A/74/5 Vol. IV), UN-Women (A/74/5/Add.12), and IRMCT (A/74/5/Add.15) for the year ended 31 December 2018, November 2019
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors third annual progress report on the implementation of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strategy (A/74/153), November 2019
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the eighth Annual progress report of the Board of Auditors report on the implementation of United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning System (Umoja) (A/74/153), November 2019
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors report on the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) for the year ended 31 December 2018 (A/74/5/Add.16), November 2019
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors' Second Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the Information and Communications Technology Strategy (A/73/160), February 2019
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee, Report of the Board of Auditors on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018, (A/73/5 (Vol. II)), May 2019
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee, Report of the Board of Auditors on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017, (A/72/5 (Vol. II)), 15 May 2018
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee, First Annual Progress report on the implementation of the Information and Communications Technology Strategy A/72/151, 20 June 2018
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/73/209), Volume I (A/73/5 Vol. I), ITC (A/73/5 (Vol. III), UNCDF (A/73/5/Add.2), UNDP (A/73/5/Add.1), UNEP (A/73/5/Add.7), UNFPA (A/73/5/Add.8), UN-Habitat (A/73/5/Add.9), UNICEF (A/73/5/Add.3), UNITAR (A/73/5/Add.5), UNHCR (A/73/5/Add.6), UNODC (A/73/5/Add.10), UNOPS (A/73/5/Add.11), UNRWA (A/73/5/Add.4), UNU (A/73/5 Vol. IV), UN-Women (A/73/5/Add.12), ICTY (A/73/5/Add.14) and IRMCT (A/73/5/Add.15), October 2018
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the Capital Master Plan (CMP) A/73/5 (Vol. V), October 2018
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the report of the Board of Auditors on the strategic heritage plan of the United Nations Office in Geneva (SHP), A/73/157, October 2018
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors� Seventh Annual Progress Report on the implementation of United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning System (Umoja), A/73/169, October 2019
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors� Second Annual Progress Report on United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund for the year ended 31 December 2017, (UNJSPF), A/73?5/Add.16, October 2018
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, A/71/5 (Vol. II), 1 May 2017
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/72/176), Volume I (A/72/5 Vol. I), ITC (A/72/5 (Vol. III), UNCDF (A/72/5/Add.2), UNDP (A/72/5/Add.1), UNEP (A/72/5/Add.7), UNFPA (A/72/5/Add.8), UN-Habitat (A/72/5/Add.9), UNICEF (A/72/5/Add.3), UNITAR (A/72/5/Add.5), UNHCR (A/72/5/Add.6), UNODC (A/72/5/Add.10), UNOPS (A/72/5/Add.11), UNRWA (A/72/5/Add.4), UNU (A/72/5 Vol. IV), UN-Women (A/72/5/Add.12), ICTR (A/72/5/Add.13), ICTY (A/72/5/Add.14) and IRMCT (A/72/5/Add.15), October 2017
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the Capital Master Plan (CMP) A/72/5 (Vol. V), November 2017
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors Sixth Annual Progress report on the implementation of United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning system (Umoja) A/72/157, November 2017
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the United Nations Board of Auditors Report on United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), A/72/5/Add. 16, November 2017
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, A/70/5/Vol.II, 9 May 2016
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the United Nations Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/71/558), Volume I (A/71/5 Vol. I), ITC (A/71/5 Vol. III), UNU (A/71/5 Vol. IV), UNDP (A/71/5/Add.1), UNICEF (A/71/5/Add.3), UNRWA (A/71/5/Add.4), UNITAR (A/71/5/Add.5), UNHCR (A/71/5/Add.6), UNEP (A/71/5/Add.7), UNFPA (A/71/5/Add.8), UN-Habitat (A/71/5/Add.9), UNODC (A/71/5/Add.10), ICTR (A/71/5/Add.13), ICTY (A/71/5/Add.14), IRMCT (A/71/5/Add.15), UN Women (A/71/5/Add.12), UNOPS (A/71/5/Add.11) and UNCDF (A/71/5/Add.2), 13 December 2016
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the thirteenth annual progress report of the Board of Auditors on the Capital Master Plan (CMP) A/71/5 Vol. V, 18 October 2016
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors Fifth Annual Progress report on the implementation of United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning system (Umoja) A/71/180, 5 November 2016
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the United Nations Board of Auditors Report on United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), A/71/5/Add. 16, 23 November 2016
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the UN Board of Auditors on the Strategic Heritage Project in the United Nations Offices at Geneva (SHP), A/70/569, 29 February 2016
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the UN Board of Auditors on progress handling ICT affairs in the Secretariat, A/70/581, 29 February 2016
- Opening Statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, A/69/5/Vol. II, 4 May 2015
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the United Nations Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/70/322), Volume I (A/70/5 Vol. I), ITC (A/70/5 Vol. III), UNU (A/70/5 Vol. IV), UNDP (A/70/5/Add.1), UNICEF (A/70/5/Add.3), UNRWA (A/70/5/Add.4), UNITAR (A/70/5/Add.5), UNHCR (A/70/5/Add.6), UNEP (A/70/5/Add.7), UNFPA (A/70/5/Add.8), UN-Habitat (A/70/5/Add.9), UNJSPF (A/70/325), UNODC (A/70/5/Add.10), ICTR (A/70/5/Add.13), ICTY (A/70/5/Add.14), IRMCT (A/70/5/Add.15), UN Women A/70/5/Add.12), UNOPS (A/70/5/Add.11) and UNCDF (A/70/5/Add.2), 14 October 2015
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the twelfth annual progress report of the Board of Auditors on the Capital Master Plan (CMP) A/70/5 Vol. V, 27 October 2015
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors Fourth Annual Progress report on the implementation of United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning system (Umoja) A/70/158, 19 November 2015
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, A/68/5 (Vol. II), 7 May 2014
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Reports of the United Nations Board of Auditors on Concise Summary (A/69/178), Volume I (A/69/5 Vol. I), ITC (A/69/5 Vol. III), UNU (A/69/5 Vol. IV), UNDP (A69/5/Add.1), UNICEF (A/69/5/Add.3), UNRWA A/69/5/Add.4), UNITAR (A/69/5/Add.5), UNHCR (A/69/5/Add.6), UNEP (A/69/5/Add.7), UNFPA (A/69/5/Add.8), UN-Habitat (A/69/5/Add.9), UNODC (A/69/5/Add.10), ICTR (A/69/5/Add.12), ICTY (A/69/5/Add.13), UN Women (A/69/5/Add.12), UNOPS (A/69/5/Add.11), UNCDF (A/69/5/Add.14) and MICT (A/69/5/Add.15), 16 October 2014
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors report on the Capital Master Plan, A/69/5 VOL. V, 10 November 2014
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors Third Annual Progress report on the United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning system (Umoja), A/69/158, 6 November 2014
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors report on the implementation of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), A/69/155, 9 October 2014
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, A/67/5 (Vol. II), 6 May 2013
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors reports on UNDP (A/68/5 Add.1), UNCDF (A/68/5 Add.14), UNFPA (A/68/5 Add.7), UNOPS (A/68/5 Add.10), UNHCR (A/68/5 Add.5), UNICEF (A/68/5 Add.2), UNRWA (A/68/5 Add.3), and UN-Women (A/68/5 Add.13). and the biennial report on the Status of Implementation of Recommendations (A/68/163), 11 October 2013
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors report on the Capital Master Plan, A/68/5 VOL. V, 31 October 2013
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the handling of information and communications technology affairs in the Secretariat, A/67/651, 8 March 2013
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors third annual progress report on the implementation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), A/68/161, 11 October 2013
- Opening statement to the Fifth Committee on the Board of Auditors second annual progress report on the United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning system (Umoja), A/68/151, 2 December 2013
- Opening remarks by Mr. Liu Yu to Fifth Committee on behalf of the Board of Auditors on hehalf of the Audit Operations Committee on 12 October 2012 in connection with the report of the Board of Auditors for the biennium 2010-2011 on Concise Summary, Vol.1, ITC, UNU, UNDP, UNICEF, UNRWA, UNITAR, UNHCR, UNEP,UNFPA, UNHabitat, UNODC, UNOPS, ICTR, ICTY, UN Women.
- Opening statementby Mr. Yu Liu to the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board ofAuditors on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the year ended June 2011
- Opening statementby Mr. Liu Yu, Director of External Audit (China) and Chairman of the Audit Operations Committee on 2 May 2011 at the Fifth Committee on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the audit of the financial statementsof the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations for the year ended 30 June 2010
- Opening statementby Mr. Liu Yu, Director of External Audit (China) and Chairman of the Audit Operations Committee on 8 March 2011 at the Fifth Committee on theCapital Master Plan for the year ended 31 December 2009
- Opening statementby Mr. Hugh O’Farrell, Director of External Audit (United Kingdom) on behalf of the Audit Operations Committee to the Fifth Committee of theGeneral Assembly on the Report of the Board of Auditors on the Capital MasterPlan for the year ended 31 December 2010
- Opening remarksto the Advisory Committee for Administrative and Budgetary Questions(ACABQ) on 20 September 2010 by Mr. Imran Vanker, Director, ExternalAudit, South Africa and Chairman, Audit Operations Committee, United Nations Board of Auditors
- Opening remarks by Mr. Imran Vanker to Fifth Committee on behalf of the Board of Auditors on hehalf of the Audit Operations Committee on 10 November 2009
in connection with the report of the Board of Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2008 on the Capital Master Plan A/64/5 (Vol.V)
- Opening remarksby Mr. Imran Vanker at ACABQ on behalf of the Audit Operations Committeeduring September 2009 in connection with the reports of the Board ofAuditors for the year ended 31th December 2008 (UNHCR, CMP and status of recommendations)
- Opening remarksby Mr. Imran Vanker, Chairman of the Audit Operations Committeeintroducing the board’s report on the Capital Master Plan (A/63/5 (VOL.V),Wednesday, 4th March 2009
- Opening remarksat Fifth Committee by Mr. Imran Vanker on behalf of Audit OperationsCommittee of the Board of Auditors, Tuesday 12th May 2009, in connection with the Report of the Board of Auditors on Peacekeeping Operations for the year ended 30th June 2008
- Opening remarks by Mr. Imran Vanker on behalf of Audit Operations Committee on Tuesday 17th February 2009 in connection with advance copy of the Report of the Board of Auditors on Peacekeeping Operations for the year ended 30th June 2008