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Second regular session 2020
8–11 September 2020
Documentation |
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Session documents |
Key information |
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List of participants |
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/2020/17/Rev.2) |
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| Item 2 | |
| Opening statement by the President of the Executive Board | EN |
| Opening statement by the Executive Director of UNICEF As-delivered remarks |
EN FR ES AR RU ZH EN |
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Organizational and procedural matters |
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| Item 3 | |
| Proposed programme of work for the Executive Board sessions in 2021 (E/ICEF/2020/18) | EN FR ES |
| Item 4 | |
| Working methods of the Executive Boards: Proposed Workplans for 2021 | EN |
| Corrigendum: Executive Board of UNICEF: Proposed Annual Workplan 2021 and Proposed Daily Schedules for 2021 | EN |
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Programme and policy matters |
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| Item 5 | |
| UNICEF programme cooperation | |
| (a) Country programme documents | |
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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 |
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| East Asia and the Pacific | |
| Indonesia (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.11) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Timor-Leste (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.12) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Eastern and Southern Africa | |
| Uganda (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.14) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Europe and Central Asia | |
| Belarus (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.15) | EN FR ES RU |
| CEP | EN |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.16) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Kazakhstan (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.17) | EN FR ES RU |
| CEP | EN |
| Serbia (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.18) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Serbia: 2021–2025 results and resources framework for Kosovo (under Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)) (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.18/Add.1) |
EN FR ES |
| Turkey (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.19) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Turkmenistan (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.20) | EN FR ES RU |
| CEP | EN |
| Latin America and Caribbean | |
| Colombia (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.13) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| (b) Extensions of ongoing country programmes (E/ICEF/2020/P/L.21/Rev.1) | EN FR ES |
| Item 6 | |
| Structured dialogue on financing the results of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018–2021 (E/ICEF/2020/21) | EN FR ES |
| Funding compact: Progress against Member State and entity-specific commitments related to UNICEF (UNICEF/2020/EB/10) | EN |
| Item 7 | |
| Oral update on UNICEF humanitarian action (Background paper) PPT |
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| Item 8 | |
| Oral update on UNICEF research activities and priorities in this regard (Background paper) | EN |
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Evaluation, audit and oversight matters |
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| Item 9 | |
| Evaluation of the UNICEF contribution to education in humanitarian situations: summary (E/ICEF/2020/19) | EN FR ES |
| Management response to the evaluation of the UNICEF contribution to education in humanitarian situations (E/ICEF/2020/20) | EN FR ES |
| Full report available through the UNICEF Evaluation website: | Evaluation website |
| Item 10 | |
| Report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2019 (E/ICEF/2020/22) | EN FR ES |
| Management response to the report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2019 (E/ICEF/2020/23) | EN FR ES |
| 2020 Global Staff Survey: Summary of recommendations and results | EN |
| Item 11 | |
| Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2019 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2020/AB/L.3) | EN FR ES |
| Investigations cases closed during 2019: Addendum to the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2019 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2020/AB/L.3/Add.1) | EN FR ES |
| UNICEF management response to the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2019 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2020/AB/L.4) | EN FR ES |
| UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee 2019 annual report to the Executive Board | EN |
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Update on the implementation of the recommendations made in the independent panel review of the UNICEF response to protection from sexual exploitation and abuse; the Morgan Lewis report on sexual harassment investigations conducted by the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations; and the report of the Independent Task Force on Workplace Gender-Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Harassment and Abuse of Authority (E/ICEF/2020/24) End-of-year management letter |
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Resource, financial and budgetary matters |
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| Item 13 | |
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UNICEF Strategic Plan: updated financial estimates, 2020–2023 (E/ICEF/2020/AB/L.7) |
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| Item 14 | |
| Private Fundraising and Partnerships: financial report for the year ended 31 December 2019 (E/ICEF/2020/AB/L.8) Business for Results (Background paper) |
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| Item 15 | |
| Joint comprehensive proposal on the cost-recovery policy (DP/FPA-ICEF-UNW/2020/1) | EN FR ES |
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Other matters and adoption of draft decisions |
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| Item 16 | |
| Other matters | |
| 2021 First regular session: Provisional list of agenda items | |
| Item 17 | |
| Adoption of draft decisions | |
| Item 18 | |
| Closing statements by the Executive Director of UNICEF and the President of the Executive Board |
Presentations and statements
(posted as available)
Item 1. Adoption of the provisional annotated agenda, timetable and organization of work
Item 1. Adoption of the provisional annotated agenda, timetable and organization of work
| Presentation by Ms. Hai Kyung Jun, Secretary of the Executive Board, UNICEF | EN |
Item 2. Opening of the session
Item 2. Opening of the session
| Opening statement by the President of the Executive Board, H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bangladesh |
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| Opening statement by Ms. Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, UNICEF As-delivered remarks |
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| Statement by Morocco on behalf of the African Members of the Executive Board of UNICEF As-delivered remarks |
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| Statement by Lithuania | EN |
| Statement by Brazil | EN |
| Statement by Canada on behalf of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, and Canada |
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| Statement by the United States of America | EN |
| Statement by Mongolia | EN |
| Statement by Colombia | EN |
| Statement by El Salvador | EN |
| Statement by China | EN ZH |
| Statement by Mexico | EN |
| Statement by Pakistan | EN |
| Statement by Guatemala | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by ChildFund Alliance | EN |
Item 4. Working methods
Item 4. Working methods
| Presentation by Ms. Hai Kyung Jun, Secretary of the Executive Board of UNICEF | EN |
Item 5. UNICEF programme cooperation
Item 5. UNICEF programme cooperation
| Statement by Colombia | EN |
| Statement by Turkmenistan | EN |
| Statement by H.E. Ms. Maria Helena Pires, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on behalf of H.E. Mr. Armindo Maia, Minister of Education, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | EN |
| Statement by Bosnia and Herzegovina | EN |
| Statement by Serbia | EN |
| Statement by Madagascar | EN |
Item 6. Structured dialogue on financing the results of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018 –2021
Item 6. Structured dialogue on financing the results of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018 –2021
| Presentation by Ms. Carla Haddad Mardini, Director, Public Partnerships Division, and by Mr. Gary Stahl, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships |
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| Statement by Sweden on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Sweden As-delivered remarks |
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Item 7. Oral update on UNICEF humanitarian action
Item 7. Oral update on UNICEF humanitarian action
Item 8. Oral update on UNICEF research activities and priorities in this regard
Item 8. Oral update on UNICEF research activities and priorities in this regard
Item 9. Evaluation of the UNICEF contribution to education in humanitarian situations, and management response
Item 9. Evaluation of the UNICEF contribution to education in humanitarian situations, and management response
| Presentation by Mr. George Laryea-Adjei, Director of Evaluation, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Robert Jenkins, Associate Director of Education, Programme Division, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Denmark on behalf of Australia, Austria, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Moldova, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, and Denmark | EN |
| Statement by the United States of America | EN |
| Statement by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
Item 10. Report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2019, and management response
Item 10. Report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2019, and management response
| Presentation by Ms. Seung-Yeon Kang, Officer-in-charge, Ethics Office, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Ms. Eva Mennel, Director, Division of Human Resources, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, the Republic of Moldova, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, and Germany | EN |
Item 11. Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2019 annual report to the Executive Board, management response and UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee 2019 annual report to the Executive Board
Item 11. Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2019 annual report to the Executive Board, management response and UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee 2019 annual report to the Executive Board
Item 12. Update on the implementation of the recommendations made in the independent panel review of the UNICEF response to PSEA; the Morgan Lewis report on sexual harassment investigations conducted by the UNICEF OIAI; and the report of the ITF
Item 12. Update on the implementation of the recommendations made in the independent panel review of the UNICEF response to PSEA; the Morgan Lewis report on sexual harassment investigations conducted by the UNICEF OIAI; and the report of the ITF
Item 13. UNICEF Strategic Plan: updated financial estimates, 2020–2023
Item 13. UNICEF Strategic Plan: updated financial estimates, 2020–2023
Item 14. Private Fundraising and Partnerships: financial report for the year ended 31 December 2019
Item 14. Private Fundraising and Partnerships: financial report for the year ended 31 December 2019
| Presentation by Mr. Gary Stahl, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships | EN |
| Statement by Switzerland on behalf of Austria, Canada, Colombia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, and Switzerland | EN |
| Intervention by the Chair of the Standing Group of National Committees | EN |
Item 15. Joint comprehensive proposal on the cost-recovery policy
Item 15. Joint comprehensive proposal on the cost-recovery policy
| Presentation by Mr. Thomas Asare, Comptroller and Director, Division of Financial and Administrative Management | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Moldova, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, and Germany | EN |
Item 17. Adoption of draft decisions
Item 17. Adoption of draft decisions
Item 18. Closing statements
Item 18. Closing statements
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Closing statement by the President of the Executive Board, H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Bangladesh |
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