A/AC.96/1154
C.
Decision on observer participation in meetings of the Standing Committee in
2015-2016
15.
The Executive Committee,
(a)
Approves applications by the following Government observer delegations for
participation in meetings of the Standing Committee from October 2015 to October 2016:
Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti,
Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Panama and Paraguay.
(b)
Authorizes the Standing Committee to decide upon any additional
applications from Government observer delegations to participate in its meetings during the
aforementioned period;
(c)
Approves the following list of intergovernmental and international
organizations to be invited by the High Commissioner to participate as observers in relevant
meetings of its Standing Committee from October 2015 to October 2016:
United Nations specialized agencies, departments, funds and programmes; African
Union; Council of Europe; East African Community; Economic Community of
Central African States; Economic Community of West African States; European
Union; Executive Secretariat of the Commonwealth of Independent States;
Intergovernmental Authority on Development; International Centre for Migration
Policy Development; International Committee of the Red Cross; International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; International Organization for
Migration; League of Arab States; Organization of Eastern Caribbean States;
International Organisation of La Francophonie; Organization of Islamic
Cooperation; Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe; Southern
African Development Community; and Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
D.
Decision on the provisional agenda of the sixty-seventh session of the
Executive Committee
16.
The Executive Committee,
Recalling its decision on working methods adopted at its fifty-fifth plenary session
(A/AC.96/1003 paragraph 25);
Decides to adopt as the provisional agenda for the sixty-seventh session of the
Executive Committee the standard model contained in sub-paragraph 1(f) of the abovementioned decision.
E.
Decision on a multi-year workplan for Executive Committee conclusions
17.
The Executive Committee,
Reaffirming the important role of the Executive Committee in forging consensus on
vital international protection issues, standards, policies and practices, as well as the value of
Executive Committee Conclusions as guidance for States, UNHCR, non-governmental
organizations and other actors in providing protection, assistance and solutions for refugees
and other persons of concern;
Having considered the potential contribution of future Executive Committee
Conclusions on a range of themes;
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