Independent oversight portal
Independent oversight portal
UNHCR is dedicated to fostering accountability, integrity and transparency in its work to protect and serve the forcibly displaced and stateless. UNHCR’s independent oversight system is an integral part of that commitment.
Independent oversight comprises a range of internal and external entities, each with their own mandate, providing assurance and responding to integrity issues at UNHCR. On this page, you will find all relevant reports issued by the four independent oversight providers for UNHCR: UNHCR’s Evaluation Office, UNHCR’s Internal Audit ServiceLink is external (OIOS), the UN Board of AuditorsLink is external, and the UN Joint Inspection UnitLink is external – since 2020.
2024
- Audit of the management of funded partners in Ethiopia for the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/100Link is external, 30 December)
- Audit of operations in Ethiopia for the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/099Link is external, 30 December 2024)
- Audit of the implementation of COMPASS, the results-based management system at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/097Link is external, 30 December 2024)
- Audit of operations in Egypt for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/096Link is external, 27 December 2024)
- Audit of operations in Central African Republic for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/091Link is external, 26 December 2024)
- Audit of the operations in Libya for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/088Link is external, 24 December 2024)
- Audit of operations in Somalia for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/076Link is external, 20 December 2024)
- Audit of private sector engagement at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/072Link is external, 19 December 2024)
- Audit of adequacy and effectiveness of supply chain structure and staffing in UNHCR (2024/060Link is external, 3 December 2024)
- Audit of the use of the Profile Global Registration System at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/056Link is external, 13 November 2024)
- Audit of arrangements for acquisition and management of office premises at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/055Link is external, 12 November 2024)
- Audit of livelihoods and economic inclusion; prevention, risk mitigation and response to gender-based violence; and affiliate workforce at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Uganda (2024/027Link is external, 28 June 2024)
- Audit of mandate refugee status determination processes, gender-based violence, and livelihoods and economic inclusion in Rwanda at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Rwanda (2024/025Link is external, 21 June 2024)
- Audit of mandate refugee status determination processes at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Malaysia (2024/024Link is external, 19 June 2024)
- Audit of mandate refugee status determination processes of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at the South Africa Multi-Country Office (2024/021Link is external, 31 May 2024)
- Audit of the progress in implementing the Business Transformation Programme for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/011Link is external, 5 April 2024)
- Audit of the management of funded partnerships with government entities for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2024/009Link is external, 28 March 2024)
Previous OIOS reports
2023
- Audit of operations in Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany and the United Kingdom for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/103Link is external, 29 December 2023)
- Audit of operations in Niger for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/100Link is external, 29 December 2023)
- Audit of cybersecurity preparedness in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/094, 26 December 2023) (not published)
- Thematic audit of mandate refugee status determination processes at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/092Link is external, 26 December 2023)
- Audit of the operations in Yemen for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/091Link is external, 26 December 2023)
- Audit of affiliate workforce arrangements in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/090Link is external, 26 December 2023)
- Audit of livelihoods programmes in field operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/085Link is external, 22 December 2023)
- Audit of multi-country office in Panama for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/084Link is external, 22 December 2023)
- Audit of UNHCR arrangements for prevention, risk mitigation and response to gender-based violence (2023/076Link is external, 20 December 2023)
- Audit of supply chain management for information and communications technology equipment at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/067Link is external, 18 December 2023)
- Audit of UNHCR Regional Bureau for Southern Africa (2023/059Link is external, 16 November 2023)
- Audit of the operations in the Republic of Congo for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/057Link is external, 8 November 2023)
- Audit of the management of non-food items in UNHCR response to the Ukraine crisis (2023/045Link is external, 25 September 2023)
- Audit of the arrangements for deduplication of beneficiaries of cash-based interventions in UNHCR response to the Ukraine crisis (2023/044Link is external, 21 September 2023)
- Audit of the management of cash-based interventions in UNHCR response to the Ukraine crisis (2023/043Link is external, 21 September 2023)
- Audit of the operations in Angola of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/042Link is external, 20 September 2023)
- Audit of Multi-Country Office in Cameroon for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2023/037Link is external, 6 September 2023)
- Audit of fleet and fuel management in UNHCR field operations (2023/026Link is external, 20 July 2023)
- Audit of the UNHCR Regional Bureau for East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes (2023/025Link is external, 6 July 2023)
2022
- Review of procurement in Zambia for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/083Link is external, 21 December 2022)
- Audit of procurement undertaken by partners using funds of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/082Link is external, 21 December 2022)
- Audit of operations in Lebanon for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/080Link is external, 20 December 2022)
- Audit of operations in China, Japan, Kyrgyzstan (National Office), Republic of Korea and Tajikistan for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/077Link is external, 19 December 2022)
- Audit of operations in Bangladesh for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/076Link is external, 19 December 2022)
- Audit of operations in the Republic of Türkiye for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/075Link is external, 19 December 2022)
- Audit of the operations in Venezuela for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/068Link is external, 8 December 2022)
- Audit of operations in Nigeria for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/066Link is external, 28 November 2022)
- Audit of operations in Tanzania for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/061Link is external, 17 November 2022)
- Audit of emergency operations in Mali for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/051Link is external, 10 October 2022)
- Audit of cloud arrangements at the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/042Link is external, 21 September 2022)
- Audit of the operations in Jordan for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/040Link is external, 26 August 2022)
- Audit of the operations in the Philippines for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/039Link is external, 25 August 2022)
- Audit of the South Africa Multi-Country Office for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/031Link is external, 15 July 2022)
- Audit of the operations in South Sudan for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/028Link is external, 30 June 2022)
- Audit of the operations in the Russian Federation for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/025Link is external, 27 June 2022)
- Audit of the operations in Nepal for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/024Link is external, 27 June 2022)
- Audit of the emergency operations in Burkina Faso for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/016Link is external, 1 June 2022)
- Audit of the operations in Iraq for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2022/011Link is external, 12 May 2022)
2021
- Audit of the operations in Zambia for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/083Link is external, 31 December 2021)
- Audit of the Multi-Country Office in Australia of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/078Link is external, 27 December 2021)
- Audit of the COVID-19 response arrangements for health and wellbeing of personnel at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/075Link is external, 23 December 2021)
- Audit of supply chain management activities in the Regional Bureau for East, Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/074Link is external, 23 December 2021)
- Thematic audit of child protection at the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/071Link is external, 23 December 2021)
- Audit of records and archives management at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/065Link is external, 17 December 2021)
- Audit of the Multi-Country Office in Senegal for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/064Link is external, 16 December 2021)
- Audit of operations in Djibouti for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/063Link is external, 16 December 2021)
- Audit of the operations in Peru for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/057Link is external, 30 November 2021)
- Audit of information and communication technology security at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/056, 30 November 2021) (not published)
- Audit of the selection and retention of partners in country operations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during the COVID-19 emergency (2021/041Link is external, 7 September 2021)
- Audit of the operations in Uganda for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/039Link is external, 26 August 2021)
- Audit of operations in Sudan for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2021/034Link is external, 16 August 2021)
- Audit of procurement in the field operations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees during the Covid-19 emergency (2021/026Link is external, 21 June 2021)
2020
- Audit of the management of cash-based interventions in the operations in Africa for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/057Link is external, 17 December 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Somalia for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/052Link is external, 14 December 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Zimbabwe for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/048Link is external, 1 December 2020)
- Audit of information technology continuity at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/047Link is external, 1 December 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Spain for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/043Link is external, 27 November 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Mauritania for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/041Link is external, 19 November 2020)
- Audit of resettlement practices at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/038Link is external, 7 October 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Ethiopia for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/036Link is external, 1 October 2020)
- Audit of the prevention, detection and response to fraud committed by persons of concern in the context of resettlement activities at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/035Link is external, 1 October 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Niger for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/032Link is external, 28 September 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Mozambique for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/030Link is external, 23 September 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Pakistan for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/029Link is external, 23 September 2020)
- Audit of the operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/028Link is external, 23 September 2020)
- Audit of security strategic management and governance at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/025Link is external, 21 September 2020)
- Audit of the emergency operations in Costa Rica for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/022Link is external, 14 September 2020)
- Audit of the operations in Greece for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020/017Link is external, 6 August 2020)
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2024
- Independent Evaluation of UNHCR’s Decentralization and Regionalization Reform (EvO/2024/10, September 2024)
- Country Strategy Evaluation: Peru 2019-2023 (EvO/2024/09, August 2024)
- Country Strategy Evaluation: Tajikistan 2020-2022 (EvO/2024/04, March 2024)
- Country Strategy Evaluation: Mali 2018-2022 (EvO/2024/03, March 2024)
- Evaluation of UNHCR’s engagement in situations of internal displacement (2019-2023) (EvO/2024/1, February 2024)
- Country Strategy Evaluation: Mozambique 2020-2022 (EvO/2023/18, January 2024)
Previous EvO reports
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2024
- Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 and Report of the Board of Auditors (A/79/5/Add.6Link is external, 24 July 2024)
Previous BoA reports
2023
- Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 and Report of the Board of Auditors (A/78/5/Add.6Link is external, 26 July 2023)
2022
- Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 and Report of the Board of Auditors (A/77/5/Add.6Link is external, 21 July 2022)
2021
- Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 and Report of the Board of Auditors (A/76/5/Add.6Link is external, 22 July 2021)
2020
- Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 and Report of the Board of Auditors (A/75/5/Add.6Link is external, 21 July 2020)
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2024
- Budgeting in organizations of the United Nations system (JIU/REP/2024/3, Part I - Comparative analysisLink is external, Part II - Reference tablesLink is external)
- Review of consideration of and action taken on the reports and recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit by United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2024/2Link is external, 9 September 2024)
- Note to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from the review of quality, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of health insurance schemes in the United Nations system organizations (JIU/NOTE/2024/1Link is external, 2 September 2024)
- Review of quality, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of health insurance schemes in the United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2023/9Link is external, 25 March 2024)
- Review of the use of non-staff personnel and related contractual modalities in the United Nations system (JIU/REP/2023/8Link is externall, 4 March 2024)
- Review of flexible working arrangements in United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2023/6Link is external, 12 February 2024)
Previous JIU reports
2023
- Review of the internal pre-tribunal-stage appeal mechanisms available to staff of the United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2023/2Link is external, 19 October 2023)
- Review of mental health and well-being policies and practices in United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2023/4Link is external, 30 August 2023)
- Findings, conclusions and recommendations relevant to the CEB/HLCM from the review of mental health and well-being policies and practices in United Nations system organizations (JIU/ML/2023/1Link is external, 27 July 2023)
- Review of accountability frameworks in the United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2023/3Link is external, 3 July 2023)
- Review of policies, measures, mechanisms and practices to prevent and address racism and racial discrimination in the United Nations system (JIU/NOTE/2022/1/Rev.1Link is external, 20 March 2023)
2022
- Current state of the ethics function in the United Nations system (JIU/REP/2021/5Link is external, 31 March 2022)
- Business continuity policies and practices in United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2021/6Link is external, 11 March 2022)
- Review of the management of implementing partners in organizations of the United Nations system (JIU/REP/2021/4Link is external, 22 February 2022)
2021
- Management letter on securing the integrity of documents, records and archives of the United Nations system organizations (JIU/ML/2021/1Link is external, 9 November 2021)
- Cybersecurity in the United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2021/3Link is external, 11 September 2021)
- Review of United Nations system support for landlocked developing countries to implement the Vienna Programme of Action (JIU/REP/2020/8Link is external, 22 July 2021)
- Blockchain applications in the United Nations system: towards a state of readiness (JIU/REP/2020/7Link is external, 30 March 2021)
- Review of mainstreaming environmental sustainability across organizations of the United Nations system (JIU/REP/2020/8Link is external, 18 March 2021)
2020
- Multilingualism in the United Nations system (JIU/REP/2020/6Link is external, 16 December 2020)
- Enterprise risk management: approaches and uses in United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2020/5Link is external, 19 October 2020)
- United Nations common premises: current practices and future prospects (JIU/REP/2020/3Link is external, 29 September 2020)
- Review of the state of the investigation function: progress made in the United Nations system organizations in strengthening the investigation function (JIU/REP/2020/1Link is external, 23 September 2020)
- Review of contemporary practices in the external outsourcing of services to commercial service providers by United Nations system organizations (JIU/REP/2019/9Link is external, 17 July 2020)
- Policies and platforms in support of learning: towards more coherence, coordination and convergence (JIU/REP/2020/2Link is external, 9 March 2020)
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