61st Session of EXCOM

The 61st session of UNHCR's Executive Committee closed on October 8th. During the annual five-day meeting, EXCOM members "review and approve UNHCR's programmes and budget, advise on protection issues and discuss a wide range of other topics."

Here are the texts of various statements made during the course of the week:

• Oct. 4: Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres [text]
• Oct. 4: U.S. Government Plenary Statement by Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Eric Schwartz [text]
• Oct. 5: NGO Statement on General Debate [text]
• Oct. 6: U.S. Delegation Statement by Director for the Office of Multilateral Coordination and External Relations, Margaret Pollack [text]
• Oct. 6: Statement by Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Erika Feller: Rule of Law 60 Years On [text]
• Oct. 6: NGO Statement on International Protection [text]
• Oct. 7: Statement by Inspector General, Arnauld Akodjenou [text]
• Oct. 7: Statement by Head of Policy Development and Evaluation Service, Jeff Crisp [text]
• Oct. 7: Statement by Rapporteur for the Annual UNHCR/NGO Consultations, Misikir Tilahun [text]
• Oct. 8: Closing remarks by UN High Commissioner, António Guterres [text]

The text of the final Report of the sixty-first session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, UN Doc. No. A/AC.96/1095 is not yet available. When it is, it will include the texts of any conclusions on international protection and administrative decisions adopted during the session.

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