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PASAI 29th Governing Board meeting

7 March 2022

Auckland, New Zealand: The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) held its 29th Governing Board meeting online on 4 March 2022. Grant Hehir, Auditor-General Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) and past Chair of the PASAI Governing Board chaired the meeting.

Esther Lameko-Poutoa, Chief Executive PASAI, outlined work aligned to PASAI’s five Strategic Priorities that had occurred since the last meeting. Her report included progress on the operational plan, Secretariat operations and a financial report outlining programme spend and other expenditure till date.

Members of the Governing Board received an update on the Accountability and Transparency Study and on the implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Framework to meet external and internal reporting requirements. A review of existing PASAI policies was also completed, with the Chief Executive presenting any changes to existing policies.

The Governing Board celebrates International Women’s Day 2022

The Governing Board expressed their support for the upcoming International Women’s Day 2022 (8 March) and their ongoing commitment to promoting gender equality and equal employment opportunities in the Pacific region. In support of the Secretariat’s social media campaign, Board members adopted a crossed armed stance in conjunction with the 2020 theme #breakthebias.

The Secretariat expresses its gratitude to the Governing Board members for their ongoing assistance and acknowledges our development partners for their continued support of PASAI and its work in the region.

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Contact information:

Esther Lameko-Poutoa, Chief Executive PASAI, Auckland, New Zealand
E: secretariat@pasai.org P: +64 9 304 1275

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