Major blow for WFP Executive Director - Executive Board rejects her proposal for Audit Disclosure to Donors

in huge blow to Josette Sheeran's career and in preparation to an incoming Republican House US House, the Executive Board of WFP unanimously rejected WFP's latest "policy for disclosure of internal audit reports to member states" as inconclusive and requested Josette to prepare a comprehensive oversight policy to be presented in the upcoming meeting of the Board.

Here the text of the decision:

POLICY ISSUES 2010/EB.2/3

Policy for Disclosure of Internal Audit Reports to Member States

The Board approved the revised “Policy for Disclosure of Internal Audit Reports to Member States” (WFP/EB.2/2010/4-B/1/Rev.1).

It requested the Secretariat to develop a comprehensive oversight policy, including budget implications, in line with best practices of the United Nations, that includes inter alia provisions and procedures for sharing all internal reports with Member States. The oversight policy should be presented for approval, at the latest, at the Annual Session of 2011.

The Board also took note of the comments of the ACABQ (WFP/EB.2/2010/5(A,B,C,D,E)/2 and WFP/EB.2/2010/4(B,C)/2) and the FAO Finance Committee (WFP/EB.2/2010/5(A,B,C,D,E)/3 and WFP/EB.2/2010/4(B,C)/3).

11 November 2010