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As part of its annual workplan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ operations in Pakistan. The areas in the audit scope included: risk management and management oversight, management of cooperating partners, external stakeholder relationship management and communication, management services, operational effectiveness, monitoring, community feedback mechanisms, logistics and procurement. The audit covered the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. Over this period, Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ expenses amounted to USD 176 million, and the office reached approximately 4.4 million beneficiaries. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of some improvement needed.

As part of its annual workplan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of Â鶹³ÉÈ˰桯s fleet management that focused on the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023. The audit team conducted the audit fieldwork phase in the first quarter of 2024 at Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ headquarters in Rome; through specific field visits to the Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo country offices; through surveys and interviews with 11 country offices; and through a review of related corporate processes across Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ. Light and armoured vehicles support Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ operations and programme delivery. As of 31 December 2023, with a total acquisition value of USD 129 million, Â鶹³ÉÈ˰桯s fleet comprised 3,028 light vehicles and 417 armoured vehicles in 95 countries worldwide. In 2025, the centre will hand over its light vehicle acquisition and leasing operations to the United Nations Fleet (UN Fleet), a partnership jointly funded by Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees that will provide fleet services to all UN organisations. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of some improvement needed.

Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ provides services on-demand to augment national capacity and support governments and the humanitarian and development community in the areas of transport and logistics, procurement, cash-based transfers, administration, infrastructure, digital solutions, and data analytics. The audit assessed the extent to which management has established governance, risk management and internal controls for the effective delivery of on-demand services to external clients. The audit covered the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2023. Over this period, over half of Â鶹³ÉÈË°æ country offices provided on-demand services for a total value of USD 842 million. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of some improvement needed.