Announcements & Latest News
Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI – August 2024
Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure
Infrastructure is crucial for economic and social development. It provides the foundation for productive activities and improves quality of life, playing…
Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI – June 2024
Energy Transition in the Context of the Climate Crisis
Energy is essential for economic growth and social development as it powers our homes, industries, and societies. At the core of the global…
SDG 13: the focal theme of the 26th UN/INTOSAI Symposium
Following a long-standing tradition, the 26th UN/INTOSAI Symposium, which is jointly held by the General Secretariat of INTOSAI and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN…
Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI – March 2024
The role of Supreme Audit Institutions in gender equality
According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023, it will take 131 years to reach global gender parity at the current…
Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI – February 2024
The role of Supreme Audit Institutions in the prevention and mitigation of disasters
It is notorious that natural disasters have become increasingly more common on our planet. This alarming reality…
Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI – January 2024
What is the role of Supreme Audit Institutions in relation to immigrants, refugees, and stateless people?
The 1951 Refugee Convention, the 1967 Protocol, and the 1969 Refugee Convention of the…
Special publication on INTOSAI’s 70th anniversary
The festive anniversary events held in November 2023 on the special occasion of INTOSAI’s 70th anniversary and the 60th anniversary of the INTOSAI General Secretariat centre around global sustainable…
Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI – November 2023
The Supreme Audit Institutions in the Fight against the Climate Crisis: ClimateScanner, a global initiative of INTOSAI
Global warming and the ongoing climate changes in the world are undoubtedly the…
Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI – October 2023
The role of Supreme Audit Institutions in auditing policies to combat hunger and poverty
Last September, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit took place in New York, USA, marking the…
Signing of an MoU between INTOSAI and UNDP
On September 4, the Secretary General and the Chairman of INTOSAI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York.
UNDP Assistant…
INTOSAI Side Event at the UN HLPF in New York
"Moving towards full SDG implementation by partnering for greater impact of SDG audits."
This was the topic explored by the INTOSAI Side Event at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on…
INTOSAI Side Event at the UN HLPF in New York
"Accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda – the contribution of Supreme Audit Institutions." This topic was at the core of the INTOSAI Side Event held jointly by the INTOSAI General Secretariat,…
The report of the 25th UN/INTOSAI Symposium is now available online
The 25th UN/INTOSAI Symposium on “Working during and after the pandemic: building on the experience of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) for strengthening effective institutions and achieving…
Newsletter and Knowledge Base on Macroeconomic Forecasts
Working Group on SDGs and Key Sustainable Development Indicators
The INTOSAI Working Group on SDGs and Key Sustainable Development Indicators (WGSDG KSDI) has published its third Newsletter and…
HLPF 2021
The INTOSAI Secretary General participated at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)
"Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes the…
United Nations SDG 16 Conference
INTOSAI Secretary General Margit Kraker reported on the contribution of SAIs to the implementation of SDG 16 during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
In the framework of the virtual SDG 16 Conference…
SIGNALS 2020 - 4th National Conference on Sustainable Development
On 25 November 2020, the SAI of Lithuania will host the 4th National Conference on Sustainable Development SIGNALS.
Distinguished government, academia, and civil society leaders as well as officials…
IDI's SDGs Audit Model (ISAM)
INTOSAI and its Development Initiative (IDI) are delighted to present the pilot version of IDI's SDGs Audit Model (ISAM). ISAM is a practical "how-to" guidance aimed to support SAIs in conducting high…
SDG coordination meeting in Vienna
In its capacity as the SDG coordination and information platform within INTOSAI, the INTOSAI General Secretariat organized an SDG coordination meeting in Vienna on 13 February 2020.
The coordination…
SAIs making a difference: Auditing the implementation of the SDGs
From 22 to 23 July 2019, IDI and UNDESA held, for the third time, the jointly organized "SAI Leadership and Stakeholder Meeting" (Report) in New York. This time it revolved around "Supreme Audit…
INTOSAI's contribution to the United Nations "SDG 16 Conference" in Rome
High-level representatives of governments, international organizations, academics and civil society as well as development experts from around the world convened in Rome, Italy, from 27 to 29 May 2019…
Participation of SAIs in Voluntary National Reviews
The INTOSAI General Secretariat, together with IDI and representatives of 3 international SAIs, participated in the 5th Partners for Review network meeting on the role of SAIs in the 2030 Agenda…
UN Global Workshop for SDG-VNR – Knowledge Exchange in Geneva
On 17 October 2018 the INTOSAI General Secretariat participated in Geneva within the UN-DESA Global Workshop for SDG Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) in a Knowledge Exchange on approaches and tools…