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72nd Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner {for Refugees’s} Programme
4 October 2021 - 8 October 2021
Free
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in line with the guidelines issued by the Swiss Federal Council, the cantonal authorities and the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), the seventy-second session of the Executive Committee (ExCom) is expected to be a limited in-person event, with remote participation also available. The in-person event will take place in room XIX at the Palais des Nations.
Interested participants can learn more here: unhcr.org/2021-executive-committee-session.html
Remote participation will be facilitated through Interprefy. Please note that the Interprefy platform should only be used for speakers. Those observing the event remotely will be able to access the webcast on the session webpage as usual.
Program:
- Opening of the session, adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters.
- Statement by the High Commissioner.
- General debate.
- Consideration of reports on the work of the Standing Committee:
(a) International protection;
(b) Programme budgets, management, financial control and administrative
oversight. - Consideration of reports relating to programme and administrative oversight and
evaluation. - Consideration and adoption of the programme budget for 2022.
- Review of the consultations with non-governmental organizations.
- Other statements.
- Meetings of the Standing Committee in 2022.
- Consideration of the provisional agenda of the seventy-third session of the Executive
Committee. - Election of officers.
- Any other business.
- Adoption of the report of the seventy-second session of the Executive Committee.
- Closing of the session.
View the full provisional agenda and annotations here: https://www.unhcr.org/60fade424
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