INDIA'S
CAG WINS ELECTION TO UN BOARD OF AUDITORS
The
Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Shashi Kant Sharma has been elected
as Member of the UN Board of Auditors for a six year term. The election was
held last evening at UN Headquarters in New York. India defeated Philippines
with a convincing margin in the election. Of the 186 votes cast, India got 124
votes. India will replace China, which is completing its term in June 2014.
CAG
of India will now get access for audit of the UN organizations, the prominent
one being the UN Headquarters itself. He along with other two members of the
board will also be responsible for audit of UN bodies like UN Peacekeeping
Operations, UN Development Programme, UNICEF, UN Environment Programme and UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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