A/AC.96/1154 II. Work of the sixty-sixth session 10. A summary of the general debate, delivered by the Chairperson, is contained in annex I. 11. The sixty-sixth session included a high-level segment on the Afghan refugee situation. A statement adopted by the Executive Committee at the end of the high-level segment is contained in annex II. 12. The High Commissioner’s statements delivered during the session, including for the high-level segment, and summary records of each meeting are available on UNHCR’s website http://www.unhcr.org/excom. III. Decisions of the Executive Committee A. General decision on administrative, financial and programme matters 13. The Executive Committee, (a) Recalls that the Executive Committee, at its sixty-fifth session, approved a revised budget for 2015 covering total requirements of $6,234,449,630; notes the reduction in the annual programme budget of the Middle East and North Africa region of $158,468,941; notes that the additional needs under supplementary budgets in 2015 amount to $1,017,162,099; approves the total revised requirements for 2015 amounting to $7,093,142,788; and authorizes the High Commissioner, within these total appropriations, to effect adjustments in regional programmes, global programmes and headquarters budgets; (b) Confirms that the activities proposed in the biennial programme budget for the years 2016-2017, as set out in document A/AC.96/1147, are consistent with the Statute of the Office of the High Commissioner (A/RES/428 (V)); the High Commissioner’s other functions as recognized, promoted or requested by the General Assembly, the Security Council, or the Secretary-General; and the relevant provisions of the financial rules for voluntary funds administered by the High Commissioner for Refugees (A/AC.96/503/Rev.10); (c) Approves the programmes and budgets for regional programmes, global programmes and headquarters under the proposed 2016-2017 biennial budget, as set out in document A/AC.96/1147 and amounting to $6,546,288,297 and $6,408,521,723 for 2016 and 2017 respectively, including the United Nations regular budget contribution towards headquarters costs, the reserves, and the Junior Professional Officer programme; and authorizes the High Commissioner, within this total appropriation, to effect adjustments in regional programmes, global programmes and headquarters budgets; (d) Takes note of the financial statements for the year 2014 as contained in the Report of the Board of Auditors to the General Assembly on the financial report and audited financial statements of the voluntary funds administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the year ended 31 December 2014 (A/AC.96/1146) and the Report by the High Commissioner on key issues and measures taken in response to the recommendations in the Report of the Board of Auditors (A/AC.96/1146/Add.1), as well as the Report by the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on UNHCR’s biennial programme budget for 2016-2017 (A/AC.96/1147/Add.1) and various reports of the High Commissioner related to oversight activities (A/AC.96/1148 5

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