Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations System

Joint Inspection Unit, Swiss independent external oversight body, conducts evaluations, inspections and investigations system-wide across the United Nations system to secure management efficiency and promote coordination; headquarters are in Switzerland.

Here are key aspects of the company:

• Industries: The unit operates with respect to the legislative organs and secretariats of specialized agencies and other international organizations within the United Nations system that have accepted its Statute.
• Customers: JIU provides support to the legislative bodies of numerous United Nations organizations in meeting their governance responsibilities regarding human, financial and other resources.
• Operations: The unit identifies best practices, proposes benchmarks, and facilitates information-sharing throughout the organizations of the UN system that have adopted its Statute.

For over six decades, the Joint Inspection Unit has acted as an agent for change to assist legislative bodies in fulfilling their governance mandates across the global organization network.