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Vice-Chair of UN Panel of Auditors - Rajiv Mehrishi

December 15 , 2018 2028 days 660 0
  • The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Rajiv Mehrishi was elected as Vice-Chair of United Nations (UN) Panel of Auditors at its annual meeting held in New York.
  • In this meeting the CAG of UK was also appointed as the Chair of Panel for another term (2019).
  • The next meeting will be held in in Bonn, Germany in November-December 2019.

United Nations Panel of Auditors

  • It was established by the UN General Assembly Resolution in 1959.
  • Its main objectives are to further co-ordination of audits for which its members are responsible and to exchange information on audit methods and findings.
  • It is made up of members of UN Board of Auditors and external auditors of Specialized Agencies of UN and of International Atomic Energy Agency.
  • Currently, it is chaired by the CAG of UK and consists of 11 countries.

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