Office of Internal Oversight Services
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The Office of Internal Oversight Services is the United Nations’ internal watchdog body responsible for auditing, investigation, inspection, and evaluation to promote accountability and efficiency within the organization.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T104328 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Office of Internal Oversight Services Context triple: [United Nations Secretariat, hasPart, Office of Internal Oversight Services]
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A.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
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B.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Transportation that conducts audits and investigations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and integrity in the department’s programs and operations.
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C.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
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D.
Office of the Auditor General
The Office of the Auditor General is a financial oversight body within the Roman Curia responsible for auditing the economic and administrative activities of the Holy See and Vatican City.
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E.
Information Security Oversight Office
The Information Security Oversight Office is a U.S. government office responsible for overseeing the security classification system and ensuring the proper safeguarding and declassification of national security information.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Office of Internal Oversight Services Target entity description: The Office of Internal Oversight Services is the United Nations’ internal watchdog body responsible for auditing, investigation, inspection, and evaluation to promote accountability and efficiency within the organization.
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A.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of the Interior responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
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B.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Transportation that conducts audits and investigations to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse and to promote efficiency and integrity in the department’s programs and operations.
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C.
Office of Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General is an independent oversight body within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for auditing, investigating, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in the department’s programs and operations.
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D.
Office of the Auditor General
The Office of the Auditor General is a financial oversight body within the Roman Curia responsible for auditing the economic and administrative activities of the Holy See and Vatican City.
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E.
Information Security Oversight Office
The Information Security Oversight Office is a U.S. government office responsible for overseeing the security classification system and ensuring the proper safeguarding and declassification of national security information.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations office
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internal audit body ⓘ oversight body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OIOS ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent and detect corruption
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prevent and detect fraud ⓘ promote accountability in the United Nations ⓘ promote effectiveness in the United Nations ⓘ promote efficiency in the United Nations ⓘ |
| country | United Nations ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
operationally independent from management
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serves as internal watchdog of the United Nations ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Executive Office
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Inspection and Evaluation Division ⓘ Internal Audit Division ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Internal Oversight Services
Investigations Division ⓘ Peacekeeping Evaluation Division ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Peace Operations
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| hasMainResponsibility |
evaluation
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inspection ⓘ internal audit ⓘ investigation ⓘ monitoring ⓘ oversight ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| mandate |
assist the Secretary-General in fulfilling internal oversight responsibilities
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enhance programme performance of the United Nations ⓘ provide independent and objective oversight ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| oversightArea |
management practices of the United Nations
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peacekeeping operations of the United Nations ⓘ
linked to:
UN peacekeepers
use of financial resources in the United Nations ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| scopeOfWork |
United Nations Secretariat
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United Nations funds and programmes under its authority ⓘ |
| website | https://oios.un.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Office of Internal Oversight Services Description of subject: The Office of Internal Oversight Services is the United Nations’ internal watchdog body responsible for auditing, investigation, inspection, and evaluation to promote accountability and efficiency within the organization.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Office of Internal Oversight Services
Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary)
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worksWith
→
Office of Internal Oversight Services
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subject linked to:
Secretariat
United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
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establishes
→
Office of Internal Oversight Services
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
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creates
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Office of Internal Oversight Services
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/218 B
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definesMandateOf
→
Office of Internal Oversight Services
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linked to: Office of Internal Oversight Services
Investigations Division
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parentOrganization
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United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
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linked to: Office of Internal Oversight Services
Investigations Division
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worksWith
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Internal Audit Division of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
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linked to: Office of Internal Oversight Services
subject linked to:
Executive Office
subject linked to:
Executive Office
Criminal Accountability and Disciplinary Issues Team
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collaboratesWith
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UN Office of Internal Oversight Services
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linked to: Office of Internal Oversight Services
linked to: Office of Internal Oversight Services
linked to: Office of Internal Oversight Services
United Nations General Assembly resolutions establishing the Office of Internal Oversight Services
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appliesTo
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Office of Internal Oversight Services
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United Nations General Assembly resolutions establishing the Office of Internal Oversight Services
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establishes
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Office of Internal Oversight Services
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United Nations ethics offices
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cooperateWith
→
United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
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linked to: Office of Internal Oversight Services
subject linked to:
The Secretariat