Jakarta – The Indonesian State Audit Board (BPK) has been chosen as Deputy Chair of the 2022 Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations (UN) throughout the 61 st regular session of the panel, held in New York, United States.
According to a main statement launched by the board here on Wednesday, BPK deputy chairman Agus Joko Pramono went to the UN Headquarters in person for the election.
Representatives from 12 auditor bodies unanimously authorized the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile as the chair of the panel and the Head of BPK as the deputy chair, the board added.
BPK’s election even more highlights Indonesia’s contribution to the world, especially in worldwide companies, it said.
The Panel of External Auditors of the UN, the Specialized Agencies, and the International Atomic Energy Firm (IAEA) was developed based on the UN General Assembly Resolution 1438 (XIV) on 5 December, 1959, it informed.
It functions as a forum for collaborating and sharing information on the audit approach and findings from external auditors, it added.
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The findings of the panel are handed to the heads of the entities under the UN to be followed up, specifically related to efforts in improving governance, according to the press declaration.
The heads of entities can likewise ask the panel to offer viewpoints or suggestions relating to different important issues, it added.
The members of the panel consist of the Supreme Audit Organization (SAI) of the UK, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Tanzania.
Presently, Indonesia is the only nation in history whose audit board holds two strategic positions in the UN.
In addition to the chairman of BPK, Agung Firman Sampurna, who has actually been blessed the Vice Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the UN, Deputy Chairman of BPK, Agus Joko Pramono, is presently functioning as the Vice Chairman of the United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee (UN-IAAC), which is the UN’s internal auditor.
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