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Executive Board Bureau Executive Board First Regular Session President: Mr Vladimir Kuznetsov (Russian Federation) Rome, 18–19 February 2013 Alternate: Ms Marieta Okenková (Slovakia) Vice-President: H.E. Evelyn A. Stokes-Hayford VERIFICATION OF THE (Ghana) ADOPTED DECISIONS Alternate: H.E. Frank Mutubila AND (Zambia) RECOMMENDATIONS Member: Mr Lupino Lazaro, Jr (Philippines) Alternate: H.E. Hassan Janabi Agenda item 14 (Iraq) Member: H.E. Miguel Ruíz-Cabañas Izquierdo (Mexico) Alternate: Ms Sylvia María Leticia Wohlers de Meie (Guatemala) Member: H.E. Thomas Wriessnig (Germany) Alternate: Ms Elizabeth Petrovski (United States of America) Rapporteur: Ms Silvia María Álvarez Rossell (Cuba) DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, 2013 EE Distribution: GENERAL WFP/EB.1/2013/14 19 February 2013 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH This document is printed in a limited number of copies. Executive Board documents are available on WFP’s Website (http://executiveboard.wfp.org). WFP/EB.1/2013/14 i TABLE OF CONTENTS page Adoption of the Agenda 1 Election of the Bureau and Appointment of the Rapporteur 1 CURRENT AND FUTURE STRATEGIC ISSUES 2013/EB.1/1 Opening Remarks by the Executive Director 1 ANNUAL REPORTS 2013/EB.1/2 Annual Report for 2012 to ECOSOC and FAO Council 1 RESOURCE, FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY MATTERS 2013/EB.1/3 Appointment of the Inspector General and Director of the Oversight Office 2 EVALUATION REPORTS 2013/EB.1/4 Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluation on the 2 Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations in Chad and Management Response 2013/EB.1/5 Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluation on the 2 Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations in Bangladesh and Management Response 2013/EB.1/6 Synthesis Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact 2 Evaluations on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations and Management Response WEST AFRICA REGIONAL PORTFOLIO 2013/EB.1/7 Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations—Burkina Faso 200509 3 2013/EB.1/8 Budget Increases to Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations— 3 Niger 200051 SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL PORTFOLIO 2013/EB.1/9 Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations—Zimbabwe 200453 3 ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL MATTER 2013/EB.1/10 Biennial Programme of Work of the Executive Board (2013–2014) ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL MATTERS 2013/EB.1/11 Reports by the Joint Inspection Unit Relevant to the Work of WFP 3 ii WFP/EB.1/2013/14 page SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2013/EB.1/12 Summary of the Work of the Second Regular Session of the 3 Executive Board, 2012 Annex I Agenda 4 Annex II List of Documents 6 Annex III List of Participants 9 WFP/EB.1/2013/14 1 DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Adoption of the Agenda The Board adopted the Agenda. 18 February 2013 Election of the Bureau and Appointment of the Rapporteur In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Board, the Board elected Mr Vladimir Kuznetsov (Russian Federation, List E) as President for a one-year term. Ms Marieta Okenková (Slovakia, List E) was elected as Alternate. The Board elected H.E. Evelyn A. Stokes-Hayford (Ghana, List A) as Vice-President. H.E. Frank Mutubila (Zambia, List A) was elected as Alternate. The Board elected as members of the Bureau, representing the other three WFP electoral lists, for a one-year term: Mr Lupino Lazaro, Jr (Philippines, List B); H.E. Miguel Ruíz-Cabañas Izquierdo (Mexico, List C); and H.E. Thomas Wriessnig (Germany, List D). Elected as Alternates were: H.E. Hassan Janabi (Iraq, List B); Ms Sylvia María Leticia Wohlers de Meie (Guatemala, List C); and Ms Elizabeth Petrovski (United States of America, List D). In accordance with Rule XII of its Rules of Procedure, the Board appointed Ms Silvia María Álvarez Rossell (Cuba, List C) Rapporteur of the First Regular Session of 2013. 18 February 2013 The decisions and recommendations in the current report will be implemented by the Secretariat in the light of the Board’s deliberations, from which the main comments will be reflected in the summary of the work of the session. CURRENT AND FUTURE STRATEGIC ISSUES 2013/EB.1/1 Opening Remarks by the Executive Director The Board took note of the presentation by the Executive Director. The main points of the presentation and the Board’s comments would be contained in the summary of the work of the session. 18 February 2013 ANNUAL REPORTS 2013/EB.1/2 Annual Report for 2012 to ECOSOC and FAO Council The Board approved the “Annual Report for 2012 to ECOSOC and FAO Council” (WFP/EB.1/2013/4). In accordance with decision 2004/EB.A/11, the Board requested that the Annual Report be forwarded to ECOSOC and the FAO Council along with the Board’s decisions and recommendations. 18 February 2013 2 WFP/EB.1/2013/14 RESOURCE, FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY MATTERS 2013/EB.1/3 Appointment of the Inspector General and Director of the Oversight Office Following the recommendation by the Executive Director, the Board approved the appointment of Mr David Johnson (United Kingdom) as Inspector General and Director of the Oversight Office for a term of four years from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2017. 19 February 2013 EVALUATION REPORTS 2013/EB.1/4 Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluation on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations in Chad and Management Response The Board took note of “Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluation on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations – Chad” (WFP/EB.1/2013/6-A + Corr.1) and the management response in WFP/EB.1/2013/6-A/Add.1 and encouraged further action on the recommendations, taking into account considerations raised by the Board during its discussion. 18 February 2013 2013/EB.1/5 Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluation on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations in Bangladesh and Management Response The Board took note of “Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluation on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations – Bangladesh” (WFP/EB.1/2013/6-B) and the management response in WFP/EB.1/2013/6-B/Add.1 and encouraged further action on the recommendations, taking into account considerations raised by the Board during its discussion. 18 February 2013 2013/EB.1/6 Synthesis Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluations on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations and Management Response The Board took note of “Synthesis Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluations on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations” (WFP/EB.1/2013/6-C) and the management response in WFP/EB.1/2013/6-C/Add.1 and encouraged further action on the recommendations, taking into account considerations raised by the Board during its discussion. 18 February 2013 WFP/EB.1/2013/14 3 WEST AFRICA REGIONAL PORTFOLIO 2013/EB.1/7 Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations—Burkina Faso 200509 The Board approved the proposed protracted relief and recovery operation Burkina Faso 200509 “Building Resilience and Reducing Malnutrition” (WFP/EB.1/2013/8-A/1). 19 February 2013 2013/EB.1/8 Budget Increases to Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations— Niger 200051 The Board approved the budget increase of US$163.9 million for protracted relief and recovery operation Niger 200051, with a ten-month extension from 1 March to 31 December 2013 (WFP/EB.1/2013/8-B). 19 February 2013 SOUTHERN AFRICA REGIONAL PORTFOLIO 2013/EB.1/9 Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations—Zimbabwe 200453 The Board approved the proposed protracted relief and recovery and operation Zimbabwe 200453 “Responding to Humanitarian Needs and Strengthening Resilience to Food Insecurity” (WFP/EB.1/2013/8-A/2). 19 February 2013 ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS 2013/EB.1/10 Biennial Programme of Work of the Executive Board (2013–2014) The Board takes note of the “Biennial Programme of Work of the Executive Board (2013–2014)” (WFP/EB.1/2013/10) as proposed by the Bureau and the Secretariat, and as amended by the addition of an update of WFP’s Gender Policy for consideration at the Second Regular Session in 2014. 19 February 2013 ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL MATTERS 2013/EB.1/11 Reports by the Joint Inspection Unit Relevant to the Work of WFP The Board took note of the information and recommendations in “Reports by the Joint Inspection Unit Relevant to the Work of WFP” (WFP/EB.1/2013/11/Rev.1). 19 February 2013 SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD 2013/EB.1/12 Summary of the Work of the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board, 2012 The Board approved the document “Draft Summary of the Work of the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board, 2012”, the final version of which would be embodied in the document WFP/EB.2/2012/15. 19 February 2013 4 WFP/EB.1/2013/14 ANNEX I AGENDA 1. Adoption of the Agenda (for approval) 2. Election of the Bureau and Appointment of the Rapporteur 3. Current and Future Strategic Issues 4. Annual Reports Annual Report for 2012 to ECOSOC and FAO Council (for approval) 5. Resource, Financial and Budgetary Matters Appointment of the Director of the Oversight Office (for approval) 6. Evaluation Reports (for consideration) a) Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluation on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations in Chad and Management Response b) Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluation on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations in Bangladesh and Management Response c) Synthesis Summary Report of the Joint UNHCR/WFP Impact Evaluations on the Contribution of Food Assistance to Durable Solutions in Protracted Refugee Situations and Management Response OPERATIONAL MATTERS 7.