Joint Inspection Unit

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The Joint Inspection Unit is an independent external oversight body of the United Nations system that conducts evaluations, inspections, and investigations to improve management and efficiency across UN organizations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations oversight body ⓘ
evaluation and inspection body ⓘ
intergovernmental organization body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ
International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ
International Fund for Agricultural Development ⓘ
International Labour Organization ⓘ
International Telecommunication Union ⓘ
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ
linked to: UNESCO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization ⓘ
United Nations system organizations ⓘ
World Health Organization ⓘ
World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
World Meteorological Organization ⓘ
World Tourism Organization ⓘ
specialized agencies of the United Nations ⓘ
composition inspectors ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
fullName Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system ⓘ
goal to ensure optimum use of available resources in the UN system ⓘ
to improve management and methods and to achieve greater coordination between organizations of the UN system ⓘ
hasRole enhancement of efficiency and effectiveness of UN system organizations ⓘ
evaluation of United Nations system activities ⓘ
identification of best practices within the UN system ⓘ
improvement of management and administration in the UN system ⓘ
independent external oversight ⓘ
inspection of United Nations system activities ⓘ
investigation of management and administrative practices ⓘ
promotion of coordination among UN system organizations ⓘ
review of management and administrative practices ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
Geneva, Switzerland ⓘ
linked to: Geneva
inception 1966 ⓘ
independence functionally independent from the organizations it reviews ⓘ
inspectors serve in their personal capacity ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolution 2150 (XXI) ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 31/192 ⓘ
locatedIn Palais des Nations ⓘ
memberSelection inspectors appointed by the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
memberStatesRepresented different Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
numberOfInspectors 11 ⓘ
oversightType system-wide oversight ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations ⓘ
partOf United Nations system ⓘ
produces management letters ⓘ
notes ⓘ
single-organization reports ⓘ
system-wide reports ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
legislative bodies of participating organizations ⓘ
scope administrative and financial functioning of UN system organizations ⓘ
programmes and activities of UN system organizations ⓘ
shortName JIU ⓘ
termLength five-year term for inspectors ⓘ
website https://www.unjiu.org ⓘ

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Joint Inspection Unit → fullName → Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system ⓘ
linked to: Joint Inspection Unit