the standing commission's main role is to act as the trustee of the international conference of the red cross and red crescent. the international conference is the highest institutional body of the movement and every four years members from the icrc, ifrc, the national societies as well as states and other relevant international actors meet to discuss humanitarian matters. in between the conferences, the standing commission acts as the supreme body and is mandated to provide strategic guidance to all the components of the movement, along with supervising the implementation of and compliance with the resolutions made during the international conference. its functions and goals are defined in article 18 of the statutes of the movement and have been further developed in the council of delegates (cod) and international conference resolutions.