Report of the 51st session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, Geneva, 2-6 October 2000

1. Introduction -- 2. Work of the 51st session -- 3. Decisions and conclusions of the Executive Committee: A. Conclusion on international protection ; B. Conclusion on the CIS Conference follow-up ; C. Decision on safety of staff of UNHCR and all other humanitarian personnel ; D. Decision on administrative, financial and programme matters ; E. Decision on the Pledging Conference ; F. Decision on UNHCR's 50th anniversary and on World Refugee Day ; G. Decision on programme of work of the Standing Committee in 2001 ; H. Decisionon the provisional agenda of the 52nd session ; I. Decision on observer participation in 2000-2001 ; J. Decision on non-governmental organization (NGO) observer participation in the work of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme and its Standing Committee -- Annexes: 1. Decisions and conclusions adopted by the Standing Committee in 2000 ; 2. Opening statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme at its 51st session ; 3. Chairman's summary of the millennium theme "UNHCR@50 : from response to solutions".

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