As part of its annual workplan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of WFP operations in Iraq covering the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2024. During the audit period, WFP responded to severe funding shortfalls and the scale-down of the international humanitarian response by shifting its focus to
supporting national resilience programmes in Iraq.
WFP Iraq is implementing its Country Strategic Plan 2020–2024 with a revised budget of USD 701 million, and in 2023 its direct operational expenses amounted to USD 55 million. The country office reached 687,207 beneficiaries in 2023.
The areas in the audit scope included: strategic planning and staffing structure, risk management and oversight, programme design and implementation, needs assessment, targeting and identity management, programme delivery, monitoring, community feedback mechanisms and procurement.
Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of some improvement needed.
supporting national resilience programmes in Iraq.
WFP Iraq is implementing its Country Strategic Plan 2020–2024 with a revised budget of USD 701 million, and in 2023 its direct operational expenses amounted to USD 55 million. The country office reached 687,207 beneficiaries in 2023.
The areas in the audit scope included: strategic planning and staffing structure, risk management and oversight, programme design and implementation, needs assessment, targeting and identity management, programme delivery, monitoring, community feedback mechanisms and procurement.
Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of some improvement needed.