Financing of the UN Angola Verification Mission and the UN Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)

Expresses concern over the lack of a consistent policy for the implementation of audit recommendations in respect of cases of fraud and financial abuse; requests the Secretary-General to ensure that audit recommendations in respect of cases of fraud and financial abuse are implemented in a consistent manner throughout the Secretariat; calls for further efforts to provide proper training and guidance to procurement officers in the field, especially in view of the expansion of UN peacekeeping activities; calls upon the Secretary-General to provide additional information on the measures being taken by the Secretariat further to improve procurement activities in the field and to enhance control and accountability, within the context of the report on management irregularities causing financil losses to the Organization, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to theGeneral Assembly, prior to the 2nd part of its resumed 54th session, providing a concrete plan to correct procurement-related problems in peacekeeping operations, which should include the following: (a) all remedial measures taken to address problems identified with regard to MONUA and other peacekeeping operations; (b) standardization of the corrective measures that have already been taken for all existing and future peacekeeping operations; (c) a description of how accountability was pursued in the cases of individuals who were found to have engaged in fraud, mismanagement or abuse, and how accountability measures will be applied in the future.

Adopted without vote, 43rd meeting

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Symbol on document: A/RES/54/17.
Adopted at the 43rd plenary meeting, 29 Oct. 1999.