MANAGEMENT expenditures and income have been on the PBRB’s agenda for many years, monitoring of human resources and the regular budget situation became regular items on the agenda in 2019. This contributed to enhanced internal governance, and to timely and coherent messaging from senior management to staff on sensitive topics, such as the evolving regular budget situation. Following an internal survey-based assessment of the PAG, the PAG meetings are now organized when needed, instead of on a weekly basis. The meetings focus on strategic areas of intervention by UN Human Rights. Deputy High Commissioner Kate Gilmore attends the 5th National Sitting of Children’s Parliament in Edinburgh to celebrate 30 years of children’s rights as enshrined in CRC. © Children’s Parliament of Scotland for further discussion by the SMT and/or the PBRB. In 2019, the SMT met on seven occasions to shape decisions on policy-related matters and organized one expanded Strategic Leadership Retreat for senior managers. The SMT approved the UN Human Rights Security Accountability Policy, the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on Crisis Preparedness and Response and on Internal Communications. It also approved the opening of an office in Niger and discussed the office-wide work already underway in relation to economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR), prevention and the SDGs. During the Strategic Leadership Retreat, the leadership team agreed on four “re-sets” to sharpen UN Human Rights’ work on: 1) Leadership and silo disruption; 2) Technical cooperation; 3) Engagement with Member States; and 4) Storytelling and communication. A fifth “re-set” was to enhance UN Human Rights’ work on ESCR, prevention and the SDGs. Twelve regular meetings and one extraordinary meeting of the PBRB were held during 2019, thereby contributing to the improved internal governance of officewide programming, budgeting and financial planning. During the first half of 2019, the PBRB completed the 2018-2019 Annual Workplan transition and undertook a Mid-Year Review Resource Reality Check (see below for further details on this strategic exercise). In the course of 2019, the PBRB reviewed approximately 70 fundraising and fund allocation proposals from both headquarters and the field, which is a record number indicating an increased involvement of staff in resource mobilization and continued support from donors. While monthly monitoring of extrabudgetary financial In 2019, three PAG meetings were held in relation to: (i) possible focus areas for speeches and statements by the High Commissioner for the year; (ii) crisis preparedness and response; and (iii) UN Human Rights’ response to global protests. The recommendations from these meetings were taken up by the SMT. Extended PAG (ePAG) meetings with managers continued to be organized on a bimonthly basis as a forum to share and discuss management issues. Discussion items included the Assessment by the Multilateral Organization Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN); the UN’s internal administration of justice system; a 360-degree review for managers; health and well-being, including flexible working arrangements and smoking; the Dignity@ Work policy; diversity and UN Human Rights demography; the branding project; web redesign and security accountability. UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2019 63