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First regular session 2024
6–8 February 2024
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Information for participants UN Web TV - video on demand
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Session documents
| Opening of the session | |
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| Item 1 | |
| Adoption of the provisional annotated agenda, timetable and organization of work (E/ICEF/2024/1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 2 | |
| Opening statement by the President of the Executive Board | EN |
| Opening statement by the Executive Director of UNICEF | EN |
| Organizational and procedural matters | |
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| Item 3 | |
| Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2024/2) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Programme and policy matters | |
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| Item 4 | |
| UNICEF programme cooperation | |
Country programme documents Focus of the thematic discussion: Disability inclusion | |
| The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (in final or draft form) are available on the UNSDG website, and are accessible from Executive Board session documents page: https://unsdg.un.org/resources/executive-board-documents-sessions or from the respective country pages: https://unsdg.un.org/un-in-action/country-level?tab=countries-listing | |
| East Asia and the Pacific | |
| Cambodia (E/ICEF/2024/P/L.1) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Philippines (E/ICEF/2024/P/L.2) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Eastern and Southern Africa | |
| Madagascar (E/ICEF/2024/P/L.3) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Latin America and Caribbean | |
| Brazil (E/ICEF/2024/P/L.4) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| South Asia | |
| Bhutan (E/ICEF/2024/P/L.5) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| West and Central Africa | |
| Gambia (E/ICEF/2024/P/L.6) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Guinea (E/ICEF/2024/P/L.7) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Item 5 | |
| Report on UNICEF follow-up to the recommendations and decisions of the fifty-first and fifty-second meetings of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinating Board (UNICEF/2024/EB/2) | EN FR ES |
| Item 6 | |
| Update on UNICEF humanitarian action (UNICEF/2024/EB/3) | EN FR ES |
| Item 7 | |
| Update on the implementation of the recommendations in the evaluation of the UNICEF Level 3 response to the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and on the ongoing COVID-19 transition and recovery efforts being implemented by UNICEF (E/ICEF/2024/7) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Evaluation, audit and oversight matters | |
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| Item 8 | |
| Evaluation of UNICEF social protection responses towards universal child benefits: Summary (E/ICEF/2024/3) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to evaluation report – Evaluation of UNICEF social protection responses towards universal child benefits (E/ICEF/2024/4) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Evaluation of phase II (2020–2023) of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage: Summary (E/ICEF/2024/5) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to evaluation report – Evaluation of phase II (2020–2023) of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage (E/ICEF/2024/6) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Full report available through the UNICEF Evaluation website: | Evaluation website |
| Item 9 | |
| Update on the development of an overarching system for enterprise risk management (E/ICEF/2024/8) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Resource, financial and budgetary matters | |
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| Item 10 | |
| UNICEF financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 and Report of the Board of Auditors (A/78/5/Add.3) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| UNICEF management response to the report of the Board of Auditors (E/ICEF/2024/AB/L.2) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Implementation of the recommendations of the Board of Auditors contained in its reports on the United Nations funds and programmes for the year ended 31 December 2022 – Report of the Secretary-General (A/78/333/Add.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors for the period ended 31 December 2022 – Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/78/578) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 11 | |
| Private Fundraising and Partnerships: 2024 workplan and proposed budget (E/ICEF/2024/AB/L.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Update on the World Bank instrument to facilitate sustained investment in private sector fundraising (UNICEF/2024/EB/4) | EN FR ES |
| Other matters and adoption of draft decisions | |
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| Item 12 | |
| Report of the joint field visit to Senegal by members of the Executive Boards of UNICEF, UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, WFP and UN-Women (DP/FPA/OPS-ICEF-UNW-WFP/2024/1) | EN FR ES AR |
| Item 13 | |
| Other matters 2024 annual session: Provisional list of agenda items | EN |
| Item 14 | |
| Adoption of draft decisions | |
| Item 15 | |
| Closing statements by the Executive Director of UNICEF and the President of the Executive Board |
| Special focus session | |
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| Polio eradication (website) | EN |
Presentations and statements
(posted as available)
Item 2. Opening of the session
Item 2. Opening of the session
| Opening statement by H.E. Mr. Ernest Rwamucyo, President of the Executive Board | EN |
| Opening statement by Ms. Catherine M. Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Austria on behalf of the Bureau members of the Executive Board of UNICEF – Bulgaria, the Dominican Republic, Rwanda, Tajikistan, and Austria | EN |
| Statement by Poland | EN |
| Statement by Bangladesh | EN |
| Statement by El Salvador | ES |
| Statement by Cuba | ES |
| Statement by Côte d'Ivoire | FR |
| Statement by Lebanon | EN |
| Statement by Algeria | AR |
| Statement by Estonia | EN |
| Statement by Japan | EN |
| Statement by Mozambique | EN |
| Statement by Oman | AR |
| Statement by Australia | EN |
| Statement by Saudi Arabia | AR |
| Statement by the Syrian Arab Republic | AR |
| Statement by Colombia | ES |
| Statement by Mexico | ES |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by SOS Children’s Villages | EN |
Item 4. UNICEF programme cooperation
Item 4. UNICEF programme cooperation
| Presentation by Mr. Gopal Mitra, Global Lead on Disability and Development, Programme Group Leadership Team, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by H.E. Ms. Anna Paula Feminella, National Secretary for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Brazil | EN |
| Statement by Ms. Fatoumata Keita, Young Person with a disability who is associated with regional and sub-regional disability platforms | EN |
| Statement by Dr. Sanga Dorji, President, Disabled People’s Organisation of Bhutan | EN |
| Statement by Mr. Gilardy Tianarivelo Tototzandry, Youth Advocate with a disability | FR |
| Statement by Finland on behalf of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, the European Union and Finland | EN |
| Statement by the Philippines | EN |
| Statement by Madagascar | EN |
| Statement by Bhutan | EN |
| Statement by the Gambia | EN |
| Statement by Guinea | FR |
Item 5. Report on UNICEF follow-up to the recommendations and decisions of the fifty-first and fifty-second meetings of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinating Board
Item 5. Report on UNICEF follow-up to the recommendations and decisions of the fifty-first and fifty-second meetings of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinating Board
| Presentation by Ms. Anurita Bains, Associate Director, HIV/AIDS, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Australia on behalf of Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, and Australia | EN |
| Statement by France | FR |
| Statement by the United States of America | EN |
| Statement by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) | EN |
Item 6. Update on UNICEF humanitarian action
Item 6. Update on UNICEF humanitarian action
| Presentation by Ms. Lana Wreikat, Director, a.i., Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Sweden on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden | EN |
| Statement by Ireland on behalf of Belgium and Ireland | EN |
| Statement by Mozambique | EN |
| Statement by Australia | EN |
| Statement by Greece | EN |
| Statement by ChildFund Alliance | EN |
| Statement by the United States of America | EN |
Item 7. Update on the implementation of the recommendations in the evaluation of the UNICEF Level 3 response to the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and on the ongoing COVID-19 transition and recovery efforts being implemented by UNICEF
Item 7. Update on the implementation of the recommendations in the evaluation of the UNICEF Level 3 response to the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and on the ongoing COVID-19 transition and recovery efforts being implemented by UNICEF
Item 8. Evaluation reports and management responses
Item 8. Evaluation reports and management responses
| Evaluation of UNICEF social protection responses towards universal child benefits, and management response | |
| Presentation by Mr. Robert McCouch, Director, Evaluation Office, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Natalia Winder-Rossi, Director, Social Policy and Social Protection, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Moldova, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Germany | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by the United States of America | EN |
| Evaluation of phase II (2020–2023) of the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, and management response | |
| Presentation by Mr. Robert McCouch, Director, Evaluation Office, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Sheema Sen Gupta, Director, Child Protection Section, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by the United States of America | EN |
| Statement by the Netherlands on behalf of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, the European Union, and the Netherlands | EN |
Item 9. Update on the development of an overarching system for enterprise risk management
Item 9. Update on the development of an overarching system for enterprise risk management
Item 10. UNICEF financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 and report of the Board of Auditors, and management response
Item 10. UNICEF financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 and report of the Board of Auditors, and management response
| Presentation by Ms. Valentina Monasterio, United Nations Board of Auditors | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Thomas Asare, Comptroller, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Sweden on behalf of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, and Sweden | EN |
| Statement by the United States of America | EN |
Item 11. Private Fundraising and Partnerships: 2024 workplan and proposed budget
Item 11. Private Fundraising and Partnerships: 2024 workplan and proposed budget
| Presentation by Ms. Carla Haddad Mardini, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division | EN |
| Statement by the Chair of the Standing Group of National Committees for UNICEF (Oral update on the work of the National Committees for UNICEF) | EN |
| Statement by Austria on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Portugal, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Spain, Switzerland and Austria | EN |
| Statement by Sweden | EN |
| Statement by the United States of America | EN |
Special focus session
Special focus session
| Transcript of pre-recorded video remarks by Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Steven Lauwerier, Director, Polio Eradication | EN |
| Statement by Bulgaria on behalf of Czechia, Estonia, Poland and Bulgaria | EN |
| Statement by Senegal on behalf of the African Members of the UNICEF Executive Board | EN |
| Statement by El Salvador on behalf of Cuba, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador | ES |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of the Western European and Others Group and the European Union | EN |
Publications
| Publications | Download |
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| UNICEF Annual Report 2022: For every child, every opportunity | EN FR ES AR |
| The State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination | EN FR ES AR |
| Humanitarian Action for Children 2024: Overview (webpage) | EN |
| UNICEF Supply Division Annual Report 2022 | EN |
| Global Annual Results Reports 2022: Programme results achieved by contributions received from partners | EN |
| Supply chains save lives: Unlocking access for children, their families and communities | EN |