HL Deb 24 October 2000 vol 618 c17WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What were the conclusions of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the Audit Report; and, in particular, what steps were taken to ensure that acquisition, disposal and valuation of fixed assets are properly recorded; and that advances to implementing partners are treated as working advances, and identified clearly in the accounts. [HL4115]

Baroness Amos

The Report of the Board of Auditors to the General Assembly on the Accounts of the Voluntary Funds Administered by UNHCR for the year ended 31 December 1999 was presented to the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee on 27–28 September 2000. The Standing Committee concluded that UNHCR had taken forward the major recommendations of the 1998 audit report.

The 1999 audit report on UNHCR will be discussed later this month at a meeting of the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly.

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