A/RES/59/271 7. Stresses, in this regard, the crucial importance of establishing an effective and efficient system of accountability throughout the Secretariat in order to prevent such problems and to make programme managers accountable; Takes note of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on 8. its audit of the regional commissions, 2 and requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on the actions taken by the legislative bodies of the regional commissions with regard to the recommendations of the report; Takes note also of paragraph 63 of the annual report, relating to the audit 9. of the non-governmental organization accreditation process; 10. Reiterates, in the context of paragraphs 8 and 9 above, paragraph 8 of its resolution 54/244, in which it emphasized that the approval, change and discontinuation of legislative mandates are the exclusive prerogatives of intergovernmental legislative bodies; 11. Concurs with the observation of the Office of Internal Oversight Services in paragraph 55 of its annual report, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the Office continues to provide internal oversight of the entire claims process of the United Nations Compensation Commission and to report regularly thereon in the context of the annual reports of the Office. 76th plenary meeting 23 December 2004 _______________ 2 2 See A/58/785.