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Third Meeting of the Steering Committee for the NGO-UNHCR Reach-Out Process

International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
27 September, 1999

AGENDA


2:30-2:40: Welcoming remarks by the Co-Chairs, Ms. Erika Feller, UNHCR and Dr. Elizabeth Ferris, World Council of Churches

2:45-2:50: Review of the Minutes of the second meeting, held on 27 June

2:50-3:45: Task Force reports and discussion (Task Forces 1-3)

Task Force One: Sharing and Use of Sensitive Information, JRS
Task Force Two: Operationalizing Protection/Field Practice

  1. Field Practice: a report on situation in Kosovo, Jan Shaw, SCF
  2. Training Project Proposal, IRC and Int’l Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Task Force Three: Capacity-Building and Collaboration with National NGOs, ICMC

3:45-4:00: Coffee Break

4:00-4:30: Task Force reports and discussion (Task Forces 4-6)

Task Force Four: Standard-Setting Processes, ICVA
Task Force Five: Accessions to and Compliance with the 1951 Convention, AI
Task Force Six: Advocacy, AI

4:30-5:00: Going Forward with the Task Forces–Time to Combine?

5:00-5:15: Update on preparations for the regional consultations with national NGOs to be held in Bangkok and Nairobi, UNHCR

5:15-5:30: Next Steps

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