UN-Women Executive Board

The United Nations General Assembly, through General Assembly resolution 64/289, decided to establish the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, to be known as UN-Women a composite entity of the UN system from 1 January 2011.

The General Assembly also established the UN-Women Executive Board as the Governing Body of the Entity to provide intergovernmental support to and supervision of its operational activities (paragraph 50 and 57)

The rules of procedure of the Executive Board (UNW/2011/6) were adopted by the Board in 2011. Functions and working methods of the Executive Board are described in the Informal Guide to the UN-Women Executive Board. 

Joint Calendar – Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF & UN-Women
 

UN-Women Executive Board Calendar 2023*

* Previous years can be accessed via the Executive Board Documents page.

Documents of Executive Board sessions, informal briefings, and other meetings in 2023:

• Election of the Bureau 2023, 10 Jan
• Informal Briefing on Audit Matters, 25 Jan
• Informal Briefing on UN-Women's Work on Ending Violence Against Women and Femicide, 26 Jan
• First Regular Session, 13-14 Feb
• Annual Session, 19-21 June
• Second Regular Session, 12-13 September

Note: All UN-Women Executive Board meetings respect the sustainability initiatives observed across United Nations entities. Documents and statements will be made public on this website and Member State interventions can be accessed via the Executive Board eStatements (UN Journal) portal as soon as they are made available.