Untitled Document UN Women is governed by an Executive Board that oversees the organization’s operational activities based on policy directions set by the UN General Assembly, ECOSOC and the Commission on the Status of Women. The Board engages with the executive boards of other UN development agencies to coordinate work on gender across the UN system.
Membership
The UN Women Executive Board is made up of representatives from 41 countries around the world who serve on a rotating basis. The 41 board members are selected on the following basis: 10 from Africa, 10 from Asia, 4 from Eastern Europe, 6 from Latin America and the Caribbean, 5 from Western Europe and 6 from contributing countries. The Bureau is composed of five representatives, one from each of the regional groups. Members of the Executive Board and Bureau: 2011 | 2012 | 2013
Executive Board Documents
Advance copies of Executive Board session documents are posted here in the original language, and are replaced by official documents, once available.
| 2012 | 1st regular session | Annual session | 2nd regular session* | Joint meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1st regular session | Annual session | 2nd regular session | Joint meeting |
* Documents for these sessions are not yet available.
Reports of Sessions
| Year | 1st regular session | Annual session | 2nd regular session | Joint meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ar | en | es | fr | ru | zh | ar|en|es| fr| ru|zh | ar|en |es| fr | ru |zh | ar | en| es fr | ru | zh |
| 2011 | Reg. session ar| en| es |fr | ru | zh Resumed ar| en | es| fr | ru | zh | ar |en |es| fr | ru | zh | ar|en|es| fr | ru | zh | ar| en |es| fr | ru | zh |
