UNION AFRICAINE AFRICAN UNION UNIÃO AFRICANA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P. O. Box 3243 Telephone: +251 11 551 7700 / +251 11 518 25 58/ Ext 2558 Website: www.au.int www.africaagainstebola.org Directorate of Information and Communication Press release Nº 340/2014 PRC Sub Committee on Audit Matters Arms itself for Effective Discharge of its Roles and Responsibilities Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 02 December 2014 - The Permanent Representative Committee (PRC) SubCommittee on Audit Matters gathered at the Headquarters of the African Union for a workshop in a bid to enhance the effective discharge of its role and responsibilities. The meeting was organized by the Office of the Internal Audit of the African Union Commission. The PRC Sub-committee on Audit Matters assists the PRC and the Executive Council in fulfilling the oversight responsibilities for the financial reporting process, the system of internal control, the audit process and the Union’s process for monitoring compliance with laws and regulations and the code of conduct. H.E. Mr. M. Sajo Jallow, Ambassador of The Gambia Embassy and the First Vice Chair of the PRC Sub-Committee on Audit Matters in his opening remarks noted: “the workshop enhances and strengthens the internal control, risk and governance function of the Union.” He further noted that the audit process has two legs: audit on financial matters and audit on institutional and administrative matters. During the workshop participants discussed thoroughly on the roles and responsibilities of the Office of the Internal Audit, the Audit Committee in governance and relationship and communication among PRC Sub Committee on Audit Matters, Office of the Internal Audit, Board of External Auditors (BOEA) and AUC Management. About The African Union Commission Internal Audit The Office of the Internal Audit is an investigative and assurance unit set up my AUC management with the sole function of internal checks and internal audit. The office is responsible to the management and reports to management. For more information on the Office of Internal Audit, visit http://www.au.int/en/auc/dia About the PRC Sub Committee on Audit Matters: The PRC Sub Committee on Audit Matters was established in 2013 on the basis of Assembly Decision, Assembly/AU/Dec.416(XIX) of July 2012 which adopted the African Union Internal Audit Regulations and the Executive Council Decision Ex. Dec 69 (XXI) of July 2012 which required the establishment of the Audit Committees. For more information, please contact: Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: [email protected] I Web Site: www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia Follow us: Face book: https://www.facebook.com/AfricanUnionCommission Twitter: https://twitter.com/_AfricanUnion YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AUCommission Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/africanunioncommission Learn more at: http://www.au.int
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