UN-Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations
UN-Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations
UN-Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
The BCO practices and positions itself as a reliable and accountable agency that achieves effective results, weighs risks and uses a financial management system that promotes accountability, efficiency and transparency
UN-Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations
Significant progress has been made on this output to further solidify UN Women’s position as an accountable and trustworthy development organization. Personnel’s capacity to assure compliance with policies and procedures and maintain the highest standards in terms of audit and accountability has been enhanced through the introduction of weekly operations clinic meetings. Satisfactory audits undertaken in 2022 (UN Board of Audit (UN BoA) and partner’s audit) are evidence of the office’s robust processes. The Country Office received only two recommendations from UN BoA, which have since been addressed, and the partner audits received unmodified audit opinions. UN Women’s position as an accountable and trustworthy development partner was also reinforced with key donors, specifically the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), through a satisfactory risk management review. Regarding programmatic ambitions, UN Women successfully achieved its programmatic goals, reaching over 90 per cent delivery at year-end (as of 11 January 2023). New processes were implemented to enable this achievement, such as weekly delivery and utilization status reports and programme meetings, which have further streamlined delivery oversight. The Country Office remains compliant with the Country Office Assessment Tool on the core-to-noncore ratio, management ratio, and operational commitment control (KK) ratio, with only one shortfall in revenue generation, which continues to be a challenge, as reflected in the Risk Register, especially in light of the current context of global conflicts and looming recession. The Country Office continues to maintain good security management, as part of the organization’s corporate business processes. This is evident in the 94 per cent Information Security Training completion rate, full compliance status with ICT standards (see uploaded OneApp screenshot), and 98 per cent compliance with safety and security requirements (the compliance checklist is available on the global SharePoint under the security tab). Leveraging its coordination mandate, UN Women, through the Operations Management Team and Gender Equality Theme Group, enhanced the prioritization of the leave no one behind principle in procurement, through the implementation of gender-responsive procurement, as per the Business Operations Strategy implementation plan. The inter-agency initiative has resulted in the orientation of 150 women-owned or women-led enterprises as potential vendors. Following this, the initiative resulted in 240 new women-owned businesses entering in the UN Global Marketplace (UNGM). Follow-up actions under this initiative will continue in 2023.Disclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).