Decision on the tenth item on the agenda: Review of the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC)

Record of decisions | 12 November 2011

Decision on the tenth item on the agenda: Review of the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee (IOAC)

The Governing Body decided to:

(a) establish the IOAC as a permanent advisory body reporting to the Governing Body;

(b) extend the mandate of the current five members of the IOAC until 16 November 2012 under the existing terms of reference as approved by the Governing Body at its 300th Session (November 2007); and

(c) request the Director-General to continue to facilitate informal consultations in order to make proposals on:

(i) the selection process for membership of the IOAC to the 313th Session (March 2012) of the Governing Body; and

(ii) the revision of the terms of reference of the IOAC, no later than at the 315th Session (November 2012) of the Governing Body.

(Document GB.312/PFA/10, paragraph 8)