UN Secretary-General meets with the Joint Inspection Unit

(Carolina Fernandez Opazo, Chairperson of the JIU with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres)

The JIU Chairperson, Carolina Fernandez Opazo and JIU Executive Secretary, Uren Pillay met with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, 26 February 2025. 

The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for the work of the JIU and committed the organization to the implementation of the Unit’s recommendations.

He commended the JIU for its attention to topics that are relevant and timely and made special note of the report on mutual recognition and the report on mental health and wellbeing.  

Inspector Fernandez Opazo emphasized the Unit’s dedication to improving system-wide efficiency and effectiveness.

(Carolina Fernandez Opazo, Chairperson of the JIU and Uren Pillay, Executive Secretary of the JIU at the meeting with the UN Secretary-General)

Note to Editors

The Joint Inspection Unit is the only independent external oversight body of the United Nations system mandated to conduct system-wide evaluations, inspections and investigations. It seeks to ensure the optimum use of available resources by the United Nations system, and to enhance the efficiency of its administrative and financial functioning. The Unit also seeks to identify best practices, propose benchmarks, and facilitate information-sharing across the system.

The curricula vitae of all JIU Inspectors are available on the JIU website (www.unjiu.org). The website also contains information on the statute of the Unit, its mandate, reports, notes and management letters issued by the Unit and other relevant material.

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