Audit Reports

As part of its annual work plan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of WFP operations in Sudan that focused on the period 1 January 2018 to 28 February 2019. Expenditures in Sudan totalled USD 249 million in 2018, representing approximately 4 percent of WFP’s total direct expenses for that year. The audit team conducted the fieldwork in two phases: the first from 31 March to 12 April 2019 at the country office premises in Khartoum and through onsite visits to area/sub-offices in El Geneina, Zalingei, Nyala and Port Sudan; and the second, given political instability in Sudan, from WFP headquarters in Rome from 15 April to 2 May 2019. The audit was conducted in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

As part of its annual work plan for 2016, the Office of Internal Audit conducted a Participatory Gender Audit of four WFP offices, namely the Human Resources Division, the Regional Bureau in Cairo, and the Country Offices in Jordan and Sudan. The gender audit was based on a participatory self-assessment methodology developed by the International Labour Organization.

As part of its annual work plan for 2015, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of WFP operations in Sudan, focusing on the period 1 January 2014 to 31 May 2015. The audit team conducted the in-country fieldwork, which included on-site visits to various locations in Sudan and a review of related corporate processes that impact across WFP, from 26 July to 13 August 2015.