Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Auditor General of the State Audit of Việt Nam (SAV) Hồ Đức Phớc has vowed to take concrete actions to foster co-operation within the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) to bring into play the potential of its members. Environmental issues were becoming a serious threat to the growth of each country, making environmental audits more important, said the new ASOSAI chairman, referring to the theme of the 14th ASOSAI Assembly. The SAV would step up environmental audits and strengthen operation audits to assess the management and use of resources and environmental protection of State agencies, Phớc told a press conference in Hà Nội on Saturday, following the conclusion of the assembly. After four days, the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) concluded its 14th assembly on September 22, with the ratification of the Hà Nội Declaration as the main outcome. The declaration stressed 46 member State audit agencies’ commitment towards promoting environmental audit as its contributions to the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable development agenda. “We, once again, reaffirm our desire to harmonise economic growth with sustainable development,” the declaration reads, citing worsening climate change and pollution that threaten humanity and undermine its advancements. Assessing the readiness of national systems on reporting on the progress towards the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), examining efficiency and effectiveness of “key governmental programmes that contribute to different aspects of SDGs,” and boosting transparency and accountability in operations are a number of “good governance and… [Read full story]
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