Nepal's Suresh Raj Sharma has been elected as a member of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) of the United Nations for a three-year term of office beginning on January 1, 2023.
The United Nations General Assembly elected Sharma for the post, according to Nepal's Permanent Mission to United Nations in New York.
Established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/248, the IAAC is a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly that serves in an expert advisory capacity and assists the assembly in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities.
Dr. Sharma, a resident of Nepal, is a former director at the UN World Food Program's oversight office.
