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Executive Board meetings in 2021
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| Date/Time | Venue | Meetings |
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| 7–10 Sep 2021 | Virtual room | Second regular session • Session documents • Presentations and statements |
| 18 Aug 2021 3–6 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: (a) Structured dialogue on financing the results of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018–2021 (PPT and Funding compact commitment status update 2020) (b) UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2022–2025 (PPT) |
| 18 Aug 2021 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: (a) Progress update on UNICEF experience in high-income countries and in countries transitioning from upper middle income to high income status within the framework of the UNICEF universal agenda for child rights (PPT) (b) Private Fundraising and Partnerships: financial report for the year ended 31 December 2020 (PPT) |
| 17 Aug 2021 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. | Virtual room | Pre-session of the second regular session of the Executive Board and Informal briefings on: (a) UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 (PPT); and (b) UNICEF integrated budget, 2022–2025 (PPT) |
| 24 Jun 2021 9 a.m.–1 p.m.; 3–5 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal consultation on draft country programme documents • Agenda • Presentation by ROSA (PPT) • Presentation by ESARO (PPT) • Presentation by MENARO (PPT) • Presentation by ECARO (PPT) • Presentation by WCARO (PPT) • Presentation by EAPRO (PPT) • Presentation by LACRO (PPT) |
| 16 Jun–6 Jul 2021 | Draft country programme document commenting period for Member States (2021 second regular session) > Draft country programme documents for review (The commenting period is closed) | |
| 1–4 Jun 2021 | Virtual room | Annual session • Session documents • Presentations and statements |
| 28 May 2021 3–6 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal consultations on draft decisions |
| 27 May 2021 9 a.m.–noon | Virtual room | Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP • Agenda • Background note • Documents |
| 26 May 2021 3–6 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: (a) Report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2020 (PPT), and management response; (b) Update on the implementation of the recommendations made in the independent panel review of the UNICEF response to protection from sexual exploitation and abuse and the report of the Independent Task Force on Workplace Gender-Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Harassment and Abuse of Authority (PPT); and (c) Annual report on UNICEF humanitarian action (PPT) |
| 26 May 2021 1–3 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal consultations on draft decisions |
| 25 May 2021 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room | Pre-session of the annual session of the Executive Board and Informal briefings on: (a) Annual report for 2020 of the Executive Director of UNICEF (PPT); and (b) UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025, draft for review (PPT) |
| 24 May 2021 3–6 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: (a) Update on the World Bank instrument to facilitate sustained investment in private sector fundraising (PPT); and (b) Update on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 72/279 on the repositioning of the United Nations development system in the context of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (Information note and PPT) |
| 21 May 2021 1–3 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: (a) Annual report for 2020 on the evaluation function in UNICEF (PPT), and management response; and (b) Global evaluation of UNICEF water, sanitation and hygiene programming in protracted crises, 2014–2019 (PPT), and management response (PPT) |
| 20 May 2021 1–3 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: (a) Annual report on the implementation of the UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2018–2021 (PPT); and (b) Update on the UNICEF response to COVID-19, with a focus on vaccine roll-out (Information note and PPT) |
| 19 May 2021 1–3 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: (a) UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2020 annual report to the Executive Board (PPT), and management response; and (b) Formative evaluation of UNICEF work to link humanitarian and development programming (PPT), and management response (PPT) |
| 11 May 2021 1–3 p.m. | Virtual room | Workshop on the development of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 - Consultation with members and observers of the UNICEF Executive Board - Thematic discussion and Q&A on the Goal Areas • Agenda • UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025, draft for review • Draft results framework of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 |
| 7 May 2021 10– 11.30 a.m. | Virtual room | Joint UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women structured funding dialogue (Agenda and Joint paper) |
| 29 Apr 2021 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. | Virtual room | Consultations on financial instruments, including the World Bank instrument to facilitate sustained investment in private sector fundraising (Agenda and Information note) |
| 13 Apr 2021 10 a.m.–noon | Virtual room | Joint briefing on the UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women Strategic Plans, 2022–2025 (Agenda and PPT) |
| 24 Mar 2021 10 a.m.– 12.30 p.m. | Virtual room | Workshop on the development of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 • Agenda • PPT • Prospects for children: a global outlook through 2025 • Theory of change narrative (draft) • Theory of change schema (draft) |
| 19 Mar 2021 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. | Virtual room | Consultations on financial instruments, including the World Bank instrument to facilitate sustained investment in private sector fundraising (Agenda and Information note) |
| 17 Mar 2021 10 a.m.– noon | Virtual room | Informal consultation on draft country programme documents (Agenda and PPT) |
| 10–30 Mar 2021 | Draft country programme document commenting period for Member States (2021 annual session) > Draft country programme documents for review (The commenting period is closed) | |
| 4 Mar 2021 10 a.m.– 1 p.m. | Virtual room | Consultations on financial instruments, including the World Bank instrument to facilitate sustained investment in private sector fundraising (Agenda and information note) |
| 9–12 Feb 2021 | Virtual room | First regular session • Session documents • Presentations and statements |
| 28 Jan 2021 3–6 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: Oral update on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 72/279 on the repositioning of the United Nations development system in the context of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (Information note and PPT) |
| 28 Jan 2021 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on: (a) UNICEF financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 and report of the Board of Auditors, and management response (PPT); and (b) Private Fundraising and Partnerships: 2021 workplan and proposed budget (PPT), the Dynamo Revolving Fund (PPT), and World Bank financial instrument (PPT) |
| 27 Jan 2021 3–6 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefing on the evaluation of UNICEF work for children in urban settings (PPT) and management response (PPT) |
| 27 Jan 2021 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room | Pre-session of the first regular session of the Executive Board and Informal briefings on: (a) Evaluation of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018–2021 (PPT) and management response (PPT); and (b) Updated road map to the development of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025, including consultations and briefings (PPT) |
| 21 Jan 2021 3–5 p.m. | Virtual room | Informal briefings on UNICEF response to COVID-19 (a) Update on UNICEF humanitarian action: the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (PPT); and (b) Overview of the strategic repositioning of the UNICEF response and the way forward (PPT) |
| 18 Jan 2021 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room | Joint briefing with the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women Executive Boards with the Development Coordination Office on country programme documents and UNSDCF processes • Agenda • Information note • DCO Cooperation Framework process and timeline • Joint presentation UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women • Briefing note on the Uganda UNSDCF • Q&A to the briefing note |
| 15 Jan 2021 9 –11.15 a.m. | Virtual room | Orientation for the 2021 Executive Board members • Agenda (a) Key features of UNICEF programme operations • Programme Division (PPT) • Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (PPT) (b) Overview of the UNICEF funding and budget structure • Public Partnerships Division • Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PPT) • Division of Financial and Administrative Management (PPT) (c) Key features of UNICEF emergency programmes • Office of Emergency Programmes (PPT) (d) UNICEF Executive Board (PPT) • Getting familiar with the work of the Executive Board • Review of the 2021 programme of work • Available resources • Perspectives from an experienced Executive Board member |
| 12 Jan 2021 10–11.30 a.m. | Virtual room | Election of the UNICEF 2021 Bureau Members |
| 15 Dec 2020 10 a.m.–noon | Virtual room | Joint workshop on Strategic Plan preparation of the NY-based Executive Boards |
| 9 Dec 2020 10 a.m.–noon | Virtual room | Workshop on the development of the new UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 |
| 17 Nov– 7 Dec 2020 | Draft country programme document commenting period for Member States (2021 first regular session) > Draft country programme documents for review (The commenting period is closed) |