The Executive Committee,

The Executive Committee,

The Executive Committee,

The Executive Committee,

Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC)

In accordance with the authority vested in it by the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee adopted a number of decisions which are annexed to the reports of the different Standing Committee meetings, as follows

Discussions of the Standing Committee

United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN)

Reports on the work of the Standing Committee

Meetings of the Standing Committee in 2006

Decisions adopted by the Standing Committee in 2005

Meetings of the Standing Committee in 2006

Mason Group (First Committee) (organized by the Permanent Mission of Canada)

Decision on the Programme of Work of the Standing Committee

WFP provided technical input to regular SCN publications such as Nutrition Information in Crisis Situations and SCN News.

(v) United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Standing Committee

Report of the Standing Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board

In September, the Standing Committee considered safety and security issues.

Decision on the programme of work of the Standing Committee in 2006

Decision on the Programme of Work of the Standing Committee in 2006

The texts of these decisions are annexed to the reports of Standing Committee meetings as follows

The other members of the new Standing Committee bring a broad array of experience and skills.

Inter Agency Standing Committee and its Task Force on Gender and Humanitarian Assistance

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The Standing Committee of the Parliament thoroughly discussed this report before its submission to the CEDAW Committee.

The Committee adopted decisions at its March and June meetings.

ASEAN (Second Committee meeting) (organized by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia)

The Convention and the NIA will then be the subject of parliamentary review by the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties.

UNICEF agrees to share the rapid assessment manual with the Inter Agency Standing Committee.

Comment by the Administration. The secretariat of the Fund has submitted to the Standing Committee a proposal for the establishment of an audit committee.

The new partnerships and distribution of tasks put forward by the Inter Agency Standing Committee were a promising step.

Decision on observer participation in meetings of the Standing Committee in 2005 2006

Draft decision on observer participation in meetings

In particular, the Representative has participated in the meetings of the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC).

In accordance with the authority vested in it by the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee in 2005 adopted two decisions on matters included in its programme of work.

WFP's Nutrition Service played a substantial role in UNSCN activities.

It was presented to the Standing Committee in 2003 but the request was not accepted at that time.

In March, the Standing Committee received an oral update on the implementation of the Agenda for Protection.

The Standing Committee held three meetings in 2005 in March, June and September.

The focal point for implementation should be the Inter Agency Standing Committee.

(e) Calls on the Standing Committee to report on its work to the fifty seventh session of the Executive Committee.

Decision on a Proposal to Create a Post of Assistant

(c) Reiterates its requests made in sub paragraphs (c), (f), (g) and (h) of its Decision on the Programme of Work of the Standing Committee in 2005 (A AC.96 1003 paragraph 26)

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9. Stresses the importance of the timely implementation of the Plan of Action on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises developed by the Inter Agency Standing Committee, and urges the Standing Committee to continue to refine the Plan and follow up activities consistent with experience gained at the field level