COA Director Adela Dondonilla (4th from right, front row), Chairperson of the 63rd Session of the Committee for Programme and Coordination, joins representatives from the Member States and Observer States during the closing ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. (Photo Credit: New York PM)
Commission on Audit (COA) Director Adela L. Dondonilla, representing the Philippines, successfully chaired the 63rd session of the United Nations (UN) Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC 63) which concluded on 30 June 2023.
Director Dondonilla successfully steered the session, reviewing 28 programmes of the UN Secretary General (SG) proposed for Programme Budget in 2024 and adopting 18 programme plans out of 28. Despite the challenging geopolitical situation, she was able to usher the Committee to collaborate with all delegations in achieving desirable outcomes leading to the adoption of 18 programme plans designed to provide the Member States’ guidance to the UN Secretariat.