Who We Are
ISAR is a Standing Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting created by ECOSOC in 1982 and coordinated by UNCTAD. It holds its annual sessions in Geneva to address emerging issues in enterprise accounting and reporting.
What We Do
ISAR’s mandate is to assist member States to improving quality and international comparability of financial reporting and non-financial disclosure, such as environmental issues, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility.
Why Us
ISAR is a UN global forum of policy-makers, regulators, standard-setters and lead experts in the area of enterprise accounting and reporting. Its mission is to facilitate investment, development and economic stability by promoting good practices in corporate transparency and accounting through policy frameworks and guiding tools.
Publications
Contact
Accounting and Corporate Governance Section
Division on Investment and Enterprise
UNCTAD
Palais des Nations
8-14, Avenue de la Paix 1211 – Geneva 10
Switzerland
F: +41 22 917 0122
E: [email protected]
Events & meetings
30 September – 2 October 2026
Intergovernmental working group of experts on international standards of accounting and reporting, 43rd session
Geneva, Switzerland
29 September 2026
Building capacities for implementation of globally recognized sustainability disclosure requirements
Geneva, Switzerland
Documents
12 Dec 2025
Report of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting on its forty-second session
Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 12 to 14 November 2025