74th meeting of the Standing Committee
5-7 March 2019
Consult French-language documentation
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
- Update on budgets and funding (EC/70/SC/CRP.7/Rev.2)
- Presentation by the Controller and Director, Division of Financial and Administrative Management
- Presentation by the Director of External Relations
5. Coordination
- Strategic partnerships, including coordination (including UN reform) (EC/70/SC/CRP.6/Rev.1)
- Presentation by the Director of External Relations
6. Regional activities and global programmes
(a) Regional updates
- Remarks by the Assistant High Commissioner (Operations)
- Regional update – Africa
- Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Africa
- Regional update – The Middle East and North Africa
- Presentation by the Deputy Director, Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa
- Regional update – The Americas
- Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for the Americas
- Regional update – Asia and Pacific
- Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
- Regional update – 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
- Emergency preparedness and response (EC/70/SC/CRP.4)
- Presentation by the Director, Division of Emergency, Security and Supply
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