Cyprus elected to UN executive committee

By a Staff Reporter

CYPRUS WAS elected by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) as a new member of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

The election took place after a decision by the General Assembly to expand the Executive Committee from 61 members to 64. Besides Cyprus, Kenya and Yemen were also elected.

UNHCR’s Executive Committee (ExCom) is made up of 64 countries that meet every autumn in Geneva to review and approve the agency’s programmes and budgets and to advise on protection matters. ExCom sets international standards on the treatment of refugees and provides a forum for wide-ranging exchanges among governments, UNHCR and its numerous partner agencies. (CNA)

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