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NSIAD-96-39R 1 (1995-10-20)

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GAO             United States
                General Accounting Office
                Washington, D.C. 20548

                National Security and
                International Affairs Division


                B-266137

                October 20, 1995

                The Honorable Jesse Helms
                Chairman
                The Honorable Claiborne Pell
                Ranking Minority Member
                Committee on Foreign Relations
                United States Senate

                The Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman
                Chairman
                The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton
                Ranking Minority Member
                Committee on International Relations
                House of Representatives


                The Foreign Relations Authorization Act for fiscal years 1986 and 1987
                required, as a condition of U.S. contributions, annual program audits of the
                United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).' These audits
                were to be conducted by independent consultants selected by UNHCR's
                Executive Committee. The act also required that the audits be made
                available to the Department of State and be inspected by us and that we
                report the results of our inspection to Congress. These requirements were
                prompted by congressional concerns about the effectiveness of UNHCR's
                operations and how U.S. contributions were being spent.2


                'Public Law 99-93, section 113, 99 Stat. 411, codified at 22 U.S.C. 2606.
                2UNHCR, a specialized agency of the United Nations, receives most of its
                funds through voluntary contributions by donor nations; it receives some
                assessed funds through the regular U.N. budget. The U.S. voluntary
                contributions to UNHCR amounted to about $255.5 million in fiscal year
                1994.


UNHCR Program Audits


GAO/NSIAD-96-39R

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