Safeguards and verification

(f) To review and approve the audit work plan of OIOS

The investment process is supervised and approved by the Treasurer.

The Agency inspectors were able to verify all nuclear material subject to safeguards.

(4) supervising and assessing the financial affairs of the operators and

Approval of the appointment of the Under Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services

To that end, OIOS is proposing that resources approved for new programmes and activities must include allocations for internal oversight coverage.

Nuclear fissile material transferred from military use to peaceful nuclear activities should, as soon as practicable, be placed under Agency safeguards in the framework of the voluntary safeguards agreements in place with the nuclear weapon States.

Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services

Safeguards are therefore essential to facilitating peaceful nuclear programs.

With regard to verification and safeguards, the IAEA no doubt has a primary role to play in completing the conceptual framework for integrated safeguards.

(a) The supervisory functions of the Authority with respect to existing contracts for exploration for polymetallic nodules

They include the creation of an advisory committee of the Board on safeguards and verification, establishing the Additional Protocol as the new standard for safeguards verification, and ushering in a modified version of the Small Quantities Protocol.

(i) Review and make recommendations to approve changes to OIOS functions, including

OIOS commends the United Nations Office at Geneva for the efforts invested in the reconciliation exercise.

Safeguards should be universally applied once the complete elimination of nuclear weapons has been achieved.

Section 18 of the Regulations deals with money laundering and in order to prevent such activities, financial institutions must implement measures such as

OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services

OIOS Office of Internal Oversight Services

Supervision.

Cuba's only interest in nuclear energy relates to the peaceful uses of such energy subject to verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which Cuba recognizes as the authority responsible for verifying compliance with the Treaty.

The Conference believes that nuclear material, equipment and technology should be supplied only to NNWS that have all their peaceful nuclear activities under IAEA safeguards and are in full compliance with their nuclear nonproliferation obligations, including safeguards.

The Board followed up on the status of implementation of the recommendations made by the Office.

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

The Supervision Authority conducts financial supervision in the name of the State and is independent in the conduct of financial supervision.

Oversight, evaluation and monitoring

The Director of the Internal Audit Division of the Office of Internal Oversight Services introduced the report of that Office (A 60 288).

C. Efforts to strengthen the Office of Internal Oversight Services

OIOS will continue to monitor the implementation of this recommendation.

3. United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)

Oversight Unit

(b) Surveillance

Kenya was contributing to the international monitoring regime by hosting two international monitoring stations, which were networked with 321 other such stations worldwide under the auspices of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization.

Japan has contributed to the reinforcement of IAEA safeguards measures, a verification mechanism in the area of nuclear non proliferation.

Monitoring and oversight of SAICM

Call for universal accession to the comprehensive safeguards agreements and additional protocols, and recognize that comprehensive safeguards agreements and additional protocols have a deterrent effect on nuclear proliferation and form today's verification standard

At the request of OIOS, the Commission's Governing Council approved funding for one auditor in 1997.

Each of those Governments cooperated with the Mission, accepting the sometimes uncomfortable degree of scrutiny that comes with international verification.

(i) To benchmark OIOS against similar audit and oversight bodies

60. Procurement continues to be a high priority oversight area for OIOS.

(b) Establishment of a high level oversight coordinating mechanism in the Organization to strengthen monitoring of oversight reports and timely implementation of oversight recommendations.

Internal oversight

Control orders