CAG Elected Chairman of UN Panel of External Auditors
Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.CAG of India Vinod Rai has been elected Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, according to a Finance Ministry Press release.
He succeeds Mr.Norbert Hauser, Vice-President, Federal Court of Auditors, Germany.
The accounts and management operations of the United Nations, the Specialised Agencies (WHO, WFP, WIPO etc.) and the International Atomic Energy Agency are required to be audited and reported on periodically by independent external auditors.
Much of the Panel's work is undertaken by the Technical Group which is mandated to research and review specific topics of interest to the Panel. The Technical Group reports to the Panel at its regular meetings on the topics reviewed and its recommendations. Director General, in the office of the CAG of India, Jagbans Singh has been elected as the Chairman of the Technical Group of the Panel.