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1 To examine the provisions of the
Financial Regulations and Financial Rules, with a view towards ensuring
conformity and consistency with the basic instruments of the Union,
decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conference and the Council, as well as
the evolving needs of the ITU,
2 Ensure that:
i) results-based budgeting and management,
including the assignment of all staff members’ activities to the
corresponding strategic outputs, allow monitoring and control of all
expenses under the ITU budget and reporting;
ii) constant enhancements to the ITU management
system are consequentially reflected in ongoing changes to the financial
instruments;
iii) alignments are made with the International
Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) requirements and terminology
in order to clarify such concepts of Net Assets and the Reserve Account;
iv) relevant recommendations of the UN Joint
Inspection Unit affecting financial and human resources management of
the Union are taken into account;
v) all provisions of Decision 5 (Rev. Guadalajara,
2010), Income and Expenditure for the Union for the period 2012-2015 are
taken into account including measures to reduce expenditures as a means
of achieving balanced budgets;
3 To ensure that the flexibility
arrangements provided for in the Financial Regulations and Financial
Rules, including deferred activities to be carried out for the following
biennium, are consistent with those of other United Nations
organizations;
4 To address all matters directed by the
Council and/or the Plenipotentiary Conference on a broad range of
issues, such as those identified in “resolves to instruct the Council”
of Resolution 158 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010), Financial issues for
consideration by the Council;
5 To undertake a review of the
recommendations of the External Auditor, as presented annually to the
Council, on an ongoing basis, taking into account
Resolution 94 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) concerning the auditing of the
accounts of the Union, and the terms of reference of the External audit
function outlined in Article 28 and Annex 1 of the Financial
Regulations;
6 To ensure that the Financial Regulations
include provisions for internal control in line with those of other
United Nations organizations;
7 To examine all relevant matters within
the framework of human resources management and development, including
those identified in the Annex to Resolution 48 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010)
(Matters for reporting to the Council on staff issues, including staff
in regional and area offices, and recruitment issues), as well as issues
associated with the implementation of the HR Strategic Plan;
8 To undertake continuous review of the
Ethics function in ITU;
9 To review document access policy in ITU
to determine the extent to which documentation should be made publicly
accessible;
10 To consider criteria to determine the
financial and strategic implications of the establishment of Memoranda
of Understanding (as well as Memoranda of Cooperation and Agreement) to
which the ITU is or will be a party;
11 To maintain close association with ITU
management and the Staff Council with a view toward identifying issues
of common concern, in respect of which the Council’s opinions and
guidance are required and justified.
It also instructed the Group to report annually to Council on
its activities.
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Composition & participation
The
Group is open to all Member States and Sector Members of ITU.
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Chairmanship
The group is chaired by Mr. B. Gracie
(Canada).
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