The document discusses UNDP support for financial oversight and accountability in the Pacific region. It provides an overview of current and ongoing UNDP support activities in various Pacific countries, including providing advisors and training to Public Account Committees. Going forward, it identifies two main focus areas for a new Pacific Financial Oversight & Accountability Project: supporting parliamentary budget processes and Public Account Committees, and supporting Supreme Audit institutions. It asks meeting participants to identify any additional priority areas for support.

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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)

4. Pacific
Financial
Oversight
&
Accountability
Project
Two
main
focus
areas:
Support
for
Parliament
Budget
Processes
and
Public
Account
CommiHee
Support
for
Supreme
Audit
insQtuQons

5. 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