China News Agency, Beijing, November 29 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) The United Nations Audit Committee held its 52nd special meeting in Santiago, Chile on the 29th, and decided that from January 1, 2023, Hou Kai, the chief auditor of the China Audit Office, will be the United Nations auditor. Chairman of the Committee for a two-year term.
When Hou Kai took over as chairman, he said that he would unite and lead the UN Audit Committee to earnestly perform its duties and missions. Through professional and independent audit work, it will promote the strengthening of management, performance improvement, transparency and accountability of the United Nations, deepen reforms, and improve governance. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind to make positive contributions.
The United Nations Audit Committee was established in 1946. It is an important institution of United Nations governance. Implement independent audits on performance and performance, submit audit reports to the United Nations General Assembly, and put forward audit rectification suggestions. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is responsible for supervising and urging relevant United Nations units to implement audit rectification requirements.
The members of the United Nations Audit Committee are elected by the United Nations General Assembly, and three members must be the Auditor-General of the Supreme Audit Institution of the member state of the United Nations or the President of the Court of Audit.
Currently, members of the United Nations Audit Committee include Hou Kai, Auditor-General of the Audit Office of the People's Republic of China, Jorge Bermudez, Auditor-General of the Republic of Chile, and Pierre Moscovici, President of the Court of Auditors of the French Republic.
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