UNDP  Support  in  the  area  of  Financial  Oversight  &  Accountability  

Mee#ng  of  Public  Account  Commi3ees  of  the  Pacific  Region  Hosted  by  Parliament  of  New  Zealand  

Wellington,  New  Zealand,  25  –  26  August  

UNDP  Support  (Current):  Financial  Oversight  &  Accountability  

Fiji   • Advisor  to  PAC  

VUT  

• Technical  draEing  support  (draE)    Act  for  the  Public  Accounts  and  Audit  CommiHee  (PAAC)  

TUV  

• General  Training  –  financial  oversight  &  Role  of  PAC    KIR/VUT  

• Advisor  to  PAC  

Ongoing  Support:  Financial  Oversight  &  Accountability  

UN-­‐PRAC  

• AnQ-­‐corrupQon  workshop  for  Pacific  Parliaments  

UN-­‐PRAC  

• Whistle  blower  protecQon  bill  (FSM)  • Strengthening   Financial   Intelligence  Unit  (RMI)  

UNPRAC  

• DraEing  Ombudsman  Bill  (Palau)  • Study  tour  &  developing  NaQonal  AnQ-­‐CorrupQon  Strategy  (SOI)  

Pacific  Financial  Oversight  &  Accountability  Project  

Two  main  focus  areas:    Support   for   Parliament   Budget   Processes  and  Public  Account  CommiHee  

Support  for  Supreme  Audit  insQtuQons  

Looking  Forward:  Priority  Areas?    Focus  Area  1:  Support  for  Parliament  Budget  

Processes  and  PAC  Reforming  parliamentary  

procedures  

Training  for  Secretariat   Resources  for  commiHees    

Training  for  MPs  

Network  of  PAC  members  and  Chairs    

Any  Other??  

Advisors  to  PAC  

InsFtuFonal