As part of its annual work plan, the Office of Internal
Audit conducted an audit of WFP operations in Sudan that
focused on the period 1 January 2018 to 28 February 2019.
Expenditures in Sudan totalled USD 249 million in 2018,
representing approximately 4 percent of WFP’s total direct
expenses for that year. The audit team conducted the
fieldwork in two phases: the first from 31 March to 12
April 2019 at the country office premises in Khartoum and
through onsite visits to area/sub-offices in El Geneina,
Zalingei, Nyala and Port Sudan; and the second, given
political instability in Sudan, from WFP headquarters in
Rome from 15 April to 2 May 2019. The audit was conducted
in conformance with the International Standards for the
Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.