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p. 6 of 13 BACK | NEXT Introduction Rationale The Inspection Function in Other Multilateral Organizations A. The World Bank's Independent Inspection Panel B. The Inter-American Development Bank's Independent Investigation Mechanism C. Other Inspection Mechanisms and Proposals Proposal for an ADB Inspection Function Recommendations

Establishment of An Inspection Function : The Inspection Function in Other Multilateral Organizations

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Other Inspection Mechanisms and Proposals

The United Nations Joint Inspection Unit, which has existed since 1966, consists of 11 inspectors of different nationalities, who are appointed for five-year staggered terms by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The Unit is responsible to the General Assembly and to the legislative bodies of participating United Nations agencies. The members of the Joint Inspection Unit have broad powers of investigation in all matters having a bearing on the efficiency of services provided and the proper use of funds by participating agencies. Acting singly or in small groups, the Inspectors may conduct inquiries and investigations either on their own initiative or at the request of the legislative bodies or executive heads of participating agencies. Despite its broad mandate, the Joint Inspection Unit has been concerned primarily with issues of audit and detection of fraud in this respect. the Unit more closely resembles the ''inspectors general" that have been established within the executive branches of some member country governments.

The Managements of the African Development Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have been asked to develop proposals for an inspection panel along the lines of the WB Panel, but these proposals are still under consideration. The Management of the International Monetary Fund had made a proposal to its Board of Directors in December 1992 for the establishment of an independent evaluation office, but decision on that proposal was deferred, and no new proposals are now being considered. Although IFC is an affiliate of the World Bank, its operations are not subject to review by the WB Panel, and thus far its Board of Directors has not considered any proposal to establish its own inspection panel.

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