74th meeting of the Standing Committee
Date: 5 - 7 March 2019
74th meeting of the Standing Committee
Date
Public event
1. Adoption of the agenda
- Provisional annotated agenda (EC/70/SC/CRP.1)
2. Adoption of the Standing Committee Work Programme for 2019
- Standing Committee Work Programme for 2019 (EC/70/SC/CRP.2)
3. Management, financial control, administrative oversight and human resources
- Remarks by the Deputy High Commissioner
- Revision of the Terms of Reference and criteria for membership of the Independent Audit and Oversight Committee (EC/70/SC/CRP.5/Rev.1)
- Presentation by the Deputy High Commissioner
- Oral update on the work of the Inspector General's Office
- Presentation by the Inspector General
- Oral update on UNHCR operational regionalization plan
- Presentation by the Deputy High Commissioner
4. Programme budgets and funding
5. Coordination
6. Regional activities and global programmes
(a) Regional updates
- Remarks by the Assistant High Commissioner (Operations)
- Regional update â Africa
- Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Africa
- Regional update â The Middle East and North Africa
- Presentation by the Deputy Director, Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa
- Regional update â The Americas
- Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for the Americas
- Regional update â Asia and Pacific
- Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
- Regional update â Europe
- Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Europe
(b) Global programmes
- Global programmes (EC/70/SC/CRP.3)
- Presentation by the Director, Division of Programme Support and Management
(c) Emergency preparedness and response
8. Programme/protection policy
- Oral update on the global compact on refugee and on preparations for the first Global Refugee Forum
- Presentation by the Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, and Head, Evaluation Service
- Presentation by the Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions, and Senior Adviser to the Assistant High Commissioner (Protection)
9. Other business
Side events
- 2017-18 MOPAN assessment of UNHCR: Discussion on the findings
- Solidarity in action: The Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework for Central America and Mexico (also available in Spanish here)
- Pursuing comprehensive solutions for Syrian refugees
- Expanding labour mobility opportunities for refugees in Africa
- Sexual violence against men and boys in humanitarian crises