As part of its annual workplan, the Office of Internal Audit conducted an audit of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳operations in Liberia that focused on key controls under priority focus areas informed by a risk-based approach, covering governance, programme implementation, monitoring, budget management, and gender.
The work of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳in Liberia, as defined through the Country Strategic Plan for 2020¨C2023, aims to support the Government¡¯s efforts to end hunger and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2020¨C2024. The main activities include the School Meals Programme; the provision of emergency assistance to the vulnerable population during and in the aftermath of emergencies; country capacity strengthening initiatives; and delivering common services to the Government and humanitarian actors. In 2022, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳expenses amounted to USD 6.7 million and the country office reached 671,000 beneficiaries.
The audit focused on the implementation of activity #1 - Provide an integrated, inclusive and gender-transformative school feeding package to food-insecure and nutritionally vulnerable schoolchildren, including take-home rations for adolescent girls, in a way that relies on and stimulates local production, and activity #2 - Provide an integrated emergency food and nutrition assistance package to vulnerable households affected by disasters or other disruptions, under strategic outcomes 1 and 2.
Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of major improvement needed.
The work of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳in Liberia, as defined through the Country Strategic Plan for 2020¨C2023, aims to support the Government¡¯s efforts to end hunger and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2020¨C2024. The main activities include the School Meals Programme; the provision of emergency assistance to the vulnerable population during and in the aftermath of emergencies; country capacity strengthening initiatives; and delivering common services to the Government and humanitarian actors. In 2022, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳expenses amounted to USD 6.7 million and the country office reached 671,000 beneficiaries.
The audit focused on the implementation of activity #1 - Provide an integrated, inclusive and gender-transformative school feeding package to food-insecure and nutritionally vulnerable schoolchildren, including take-home rations for adolescent girls, in a way that relies on and stimulates local production, and activity #2 - Provide an integrated emergency food and nutrition assistance package to vulnerable households affected by disasters or other disruptions, under strategic outcomes 1 and 2.
Based on the results of the audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall conclusion of major improvement needed.