BPK Vice Chairman is Appointed as a Member Of The United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC)
New York, BPK Public Relations – Vice Chairman of Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) Agus Joko Pramono is appointed as a member of the United Nations (UN) Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) period 2020-2022. The appointment was held at the UN General Assembly on 13 April 2020 through Silence Procedure mechanism. The mechanism is used by the UN during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previously, the UN Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgeting Committee) has nominated Agus Joko Pramono as the member of IAAC, representing Asia Pacific Group (APG) region. The nomination was initially based on the information from the UN Secretariat on 14 January 2020. The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the UN (PTRI) New York then sent a formal letter to BPK regarding Request for Nomination of Candidate for Member of the IAAC period 2020-2022. BPK then submitted its nomination through a letter of Director General of Multilateral Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 January 2020.
Agus Joko Pramono will replace Maria Gracia M. Pulido Tan from Philippines and will soon serve as the Member of the IAAC, representing APG. The current members of the Committee are Janet St. Laurent (United States of America), Richard QuarteiQuartey (Ghana), Dorothy A. Bradley (Belize), and Anton V. Kosyanenko (Russia).
IAAC is a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly established pursuant to General Assembly Resolution Number 60/248. It serves in an expert advisory capacity and assists the Assembly in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, such as in overseeing the performance effectiveness of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), risk management, financial reporting, and operations, as well as in increasingcooperation among the UN oversight bodies.
With the appointment of the BPK Vice Chairman as the Member of the UN IAAC, Indonesia can play a greater role and contribute in increasing and facilitating oversight cooperation in the organizations under the UN. Furthermore, Indonesia will also play its role in ensuring management compliance on the results of oversight and recommendations from other oversight bodies.