Audit Reports

As part of its annual work plan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of the development and delivery of the Country Office Tool for Managing Programme Operations Effectively – an application referred to by the acronym COMET. The audit focused on the period from 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2018, but also looked at prior or subsequent events or transactions as required. The audit team conducted the fieldwork from 2 July to 30 September 2018 at WFP headquarters in Rome; this included a review of related corporate processes that impact across the organisation. COMET is WFP’s comprehensive online database tool to design, implement and monitor programmes and to improve organisational performance. The audit was conducted in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing

As part of its annual work plan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of asset management in WFP that focused on the period from 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2018. The audit team conducted the fieldwork from 28 May to 13 July 2018. This included work at WFP headquarters in Rome; visits to the Kenya, Liberia and Pakistan country offices; a visit to the United Arab Emirates WFP office (covering the operations of the Global Vehicle Leasing Programme and the Fast Information Technology and Telecommunications Emergency and Support Team); visits to the United Nations Humanitarian Resource Depots in Brindisi and Dubai; and a review of related corporate processes that impact across WFP. The audit was conducted in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

As part of its annual work plan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of monitoring in WFP that focused on the period 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2018. The audit fieldwork took place from 4 June to 13 July 2018. This included work at WFP headquarters; field visits to the Uganda and Zimbabwe country offices; desk reviews of the Haiti, Ivory Coast, Laos and Palestine country offices; and a review of related corporate processes that impact across WFP. The audit was conducted in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit has come to an overall conclusion of Partially satisfactory / Major improvement needed.