80th meeting of the Standing Committee

1. Adoption of the agenda

• Provisional annotated agenda (EC/72/SC/CRP.1)

2. Adoption of the Standing Committee Work Programme for 2021

• Standing Committee work programme for 2021 (EC/72/SC/CRP.2)
• Introductory remarks by the Deputy High Commissioner

3. Regional activities and global programmes

• Opening remarks by the Assistant High Commissioner for Operations

(a)    Regional updates

• Asia and the Pacific
• Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific
• East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region
• Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for East Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region
• Southern Africa
• Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Southern Africa
• PowerPoint presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Southern Africa
• West and Central Africa
• Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa
• The Americas
• Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for the Americas
• The Middle East and North Africa
• Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa
• Europe
• Presentation by the Director, Regional Bureau for Europe

(a)   Global programmes, inclusion and resilience (EC/72/SC/CRP.3)

•  Presentation by the Director, Division of Resilience and Solutions

4. Management, financial control, administrative oversight and human resources

• Oral update on the work of the Inspector General's office
• Presentation by the Inspector General

5. Programme/protection policy

• UNHCR's draft programme in the Secretary-General's proposed programme budget for 2022 (EC/72/SC/CRP.4)
• Presentation by the Director, Division of Strategic Planning and Results

6. International protection

• International protection and durable solutions in the context of a public health emergency (EC/72/SC/CRP.5)
• Presentation by the Director, Division of International Protection
• Oral update on the HC's dialogue on protection challenges
• Presentation by the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection

7. Coordination

• Strategic partnership including coordination (EC/72/SC/CRP.6)
• Presentation by the Director, Division of External Relations
• PowerPoint presentation, Director, Division of External Relations

8. Programme budgets and funding

• Update on budgets and funding (EC/72/SC/CRP.7)
• Presentation by the Director, Division of Strategic Planning and Results
• PowerPoint presentation by the Director, Division of Strategic Planning and Results
• Presentation by the Director, Division of External Relations

9. Any other business

Side events

• Global Academic Interdisciplinary Network: Research, Teaching and Solidarity with Displaced Scholars
• The impact of COVID-19 on displaced populations
• UNHCR NGO Innovation Award 2020: Refugee-led Organizations in the COVID‑19 Response

Final report

• Report of the eightieth meeting of the Standing Committee (23-25 March 2021) (EC/72/SC/CRP.8)