General Assembly Resolutions

The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) was created on an experimental basis under General Assembly (GA) resolution 2150 (XXI) in 1966 and extended under its resolutions 2735 A (XXV) of 17 December 1970 and 2924 B (XXVII) of 24 November 1972. The Unit was finally established by the GA as its subsidiary organ in resolution 31/192 of 22 December 1976.

The General Assembly provides guidance to the work of the Unit. At its 55th session (2000), it decided to consider JIU issues on an annual basis, to monitor closely JIU’s performance, and support the Unit’s continuous improvements, in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and impact across the UN System. Issues repeatedly addressed by the General Assembly resolutions include:

  • Topics and scope of JIU reports;
  • the need for an effective follow-up system of JIU recommendations;
  • JIU’s cooperation with other oversight bodies

General Assembly Resolution A/RES/77/279


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/76/261


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/75/270


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/73/287


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/72/269


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/71/281


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/70/257


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/69/275


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/68/266


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/67/256


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/66/259


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/65/270


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/64/262


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/63/272


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/62/246


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/62/226


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/61/260


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/61/238


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/60/258


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/59/272


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/59/267


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/58/286


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/58/283


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/58/278


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/58/277


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/58/263


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/57/303


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/57/584B


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/57/584A


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/57/282 (Section IV)


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/56/279


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/56/245


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/56/234


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/55/257


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/55/230


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/54/255


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/54/244


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/54/16


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/51/241


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/50/233


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/48/221


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/48/217


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/47/201


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/45/237


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/44/184


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/43/221


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/42/218


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/40/259


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/39/242


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/38/229


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/37/124


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/34/224


General Assembly Resolutions A/RES/34/164


General Assembly Resolutions A/RES/32/199


General Assembly Resolutions A/RES/32/198


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/3188/XXVIII


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/31/193B


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/31/193A


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/31/192


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/2924/XXVII


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/2735/XXV


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/2360/XXII


General Assembly Resolution A/RES/2150/XXI