United States Remains Strong Supporter of UNDP’s Mission

U.S. Representative for UN Management and Reform Ambassador Joseph M. Torsella today stressed that the United States remains a strong supporter of UNDP’s mission.

At the UNDP Executive Board Meeting, Ambassador Torsella said the United States warmly welcomes the Republic of South Sudan to the United Nations, and appreciates UNDP’s initiative to begin planning for a country program.

“At the June Executive Board, we outlined our priorities in the areas of management reform, transparency and accountability. The United States remains dedicated to seeing the UN Funds and Programs move urgently and immediately toward full disclosure of all audit, oversight and financial information, with appropriate safeguards for individual due process rights.” – Ambassador Torsella

He highlighted that the United States acknowledges and supports Administrator Clark’s commitment to making UNDP a fully transparent organization. The United States appreciated her leadership in partnering with the Board in June to grant the Global Fund access to UNDP’s internal audits. He also said that the U.S. government also welcomes the follow-up proposal jointly developed by UNDP, UNFPA, and UNOPS for remote viewing of audits through a secure website.

“Given the increasing and appropriate demand for information access by both the international community and domestic constituencies, we have reached a juncture where we have to ask the hard question: Will UNDP adopt full public disclosure as its policy, and when? The answer will have a profound impact on the perception of UNDP’s integrity and on the support it receives from donor and program countries in the years ahead.”-Ambassador Torsella

He stressed that for the sake of UNDP’s future, that answer must be “yes.” He explained that full transparency is an obligation they owe not just to UNDP’s donors, but also to the vulnerable population that UNDP serves. Ambassador pointed out that UNDP should be a leader, not a follower, on issues of public management standards.

“And because at a time when all of us are demanding transparency and good governance in both developed and developing states, we should ask no less of UNDP.” – Ambassador Torsella

Ambassador Torsella underscored that the United States stands ready to work with her senior management team and the Board to achieve this objective. He said the U.S. government is considering additional resources to support UNDP management initiatives to promote transparency, accountability, and other management improvements.

Hot this week

Did David Wineland and Serge Haroche Steal Idea For The Nobel Physics Prize?

Dr. Omerbashich says the Royal Swedish Academy is a Crime Scene and he has the proof that Nobel laureates stole his discovery.

New Approaches to Disaster Relief Challenges

Disaster relief has always been a challenge. NASA, Google,...

3 Legitimate Money Making Methods to Supplement Your Income

In a perfect world, when your landlord raises your...

2016 Predictions by World Renowned Medium and Psychic Lindy Baker

World renowned medium and psychic Lindy Baker is interviewed by The Hollywood Sentinel, discussing psychic power, the spirit world, life after death, areas of concern in 2016, and much more.

Digital Coupon Customers Spending More Than Double At Stores

A new study shows that customers who use digital coupons go shopping more for groceries and other household goods more often and spend more on their shopping trips.

How DealHub’s AI-Powered CPQ is Redefining Revenue Operations

Most Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) systems were designed for...

Quizzical President Trump’s Middle East Visit

Middle East Visit Eyebrows are raised and questions are asked,...

Morality And Bombing – 2003-To-2025

Morality and Bombing, what changed between 2003 and 2025 that stopped Israel protecting its people, but no longer does?

CEPM Is Redefining Cloud Efficiency—One Engineering Workflow at a Time

Cloud cost management has centered around dashboards, alerts, and...

RFK Jr. Announces U.S. Withdrawal from WHO, Calls for ‘New Era’ in Global Health Cooperation

RFK Jr. says U.S. will exit WHO, citing COVID failures and political bias, urges new global health body focused on transparency and chronic disease.

Forensic Science Breakthrough: Genealogy DNA Testing Identifies 39-year-old Skeletal Remains

In a groundbreaking case that merges genealogy and forensic science, the skeletal remains of a body known as John Doe were identified.

A Double Life – Makes a Docbusting Story

A Double Life is a documentary withTrue crime, Treachery, Tragic victim, Self-sacrificing hero, Omnipotent villain and International subterfuge.

Related Articles

Popular Categories