CAG appointed external auditor to IAEA and WIPO

CAG has been appointed as the external auditor for UN organisations,the International Atomic Energy Agency and the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

CAG has been appointed as the external auditor for UN organisations,the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

These appointments for organisations such as IAEA and WIPO… is a recognition of the professional capabilities of the CAGs auditing talent pool. The international community has acknowledged that public auditors of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department have high professional competence, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India said on Friday.

The appointments were made in the face of competition from the audit bodies of developed countries like the United Kingdom,Spain and Norway,CAG said,adding,the tenure of these audits could extend up to six years.

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The CAG is on the panel of external auditors of the United Nations and its agencies. It is also on the Governing Board of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI).

CAG is also an external auditor to a number of other UN agencies like Food and Agricultural Organisation and the World Health Organisation.

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