Each month the United Nations University, Office in New York (UNU-ONY), organizes a series of programmes to nurture a global conversation on global issues.

UNU-ONY hosts a wide variety of panels, lectures, discussions, working groups, and book launches.

• Thursday, October 15, UNU Midday Forum event, "Watchdog or Lapdog? Maximizing the Value of Internal Oversight for a Better United Nations" with:

Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the UN
Mrs. Inga-Britt Ahlenius, Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services
Ms. Angela Kane, Under-Secretary-General for Management
Ms. Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support
Mr. Jules Muis, former Di.rector General of the Internal Audit Service of the European Commission and former Vice President and Controller of the World Bank
Mr. David Walker, Chairman of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee

To commemorate its fifteenth anniversary, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) and UNU-ONY are organizing a high-level panel discussion that will cover the roles and responsibilities of OIOS, its operational independence, and the relationship between OIOS and entities within its oversight universe.

        Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009

        Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

        Venue: Conference Room 8, UN Headquarters.

Registration details are forthcoming here