This document contains the accreditation assessment conducted by the Secretariat and the Accreditation Panel in accordance with decision B.31/06 and the transitional arrangements in respect of the revised accreditation framework adopted in decision B.42/13 paragraph (m) and set out in annex VI to that decision, and the recommendation by the Accreditation Panel for accreditation of applicant 170 (APL170), Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS), based in the United States of America.