UN-Women Executive Board

The Executive Board governs the operational activities of UN-Women and provides operational policy guidance to the Entity (General Assembly resolution 64/289, paragraph 57(b)).

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

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

UN-Women Executive Board Calendar 2020

• Election of the Bureau, 14 January
• Interactive dialogue on mobilizing for the Generation Equality Forum, 16 January
• Joint briefing on the working methods of the Executive Boards, 22 January
• Joint briefing on the options to improve structured dialogue on financing, 23 January
• Joint briefing on cost recovery, 23 January
• Pre-Session and orientation, 27 January
• Informal briefing on update on the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan 2018-2021, 27 January
• Informal briefing on an update on the implementation of General Assembly Resolution 72/279, 28 January
• Informal briefing on the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 and Management Response on the Report of the Board of Auditors, 29 January
• First Regular Session,14 February
• Informal briefing on evaluation policy update, 3 April

• Informal briefing on Midterm review of the Strategic Plan, 2018-2021, 7 April

• Informal briefing on the Generation Equality Forum and Action Coalitions, 8 April

• Joint informal consultation on midterm review of the Strategic Plans, 2018-2021, 14 April 

• Informal briefing on UN-Women’s global response to COVID-19, 20 April

• Joint Town Hall Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP, 21 April

• Joint UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN-Women informal consultation on cost recovery, 13 May

• Joint briefing on the evaluability assessment of the Common Chapter, 18 May

• Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP, 29 May

• Pre-Session and informal briefing on the annual report of the Executive Director of UN-Women on progress made on the Strategic Plan 2018-2021 and midterm review of the Strategic Plan, 8 June
• Informal briefing on evaluation, 8 June
• Informal briefing on audit and investigation matters, 15 June
• Informal briefing on update on the management response to the independent review of UN-Women’s policies and procedures for tackling sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and sexual harassment (SH), 15 June
• Informal briefing on update on implementation of resolution 72/279, 15 June
• Annual Session, 22-23 June
• Informal consultation on the Strategic Plan 2021-2025 of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, 24 June
• Joint briefing on working methods of the Executive Boards, 24 June
• Joint UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women briefing on lessons learned at the virtual annual sessions 2020, 28 July
• Joint UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN-Women informal consultation on cost-recovery, 17 August
• Pre-Session and informal briefing on structured dialogue on financing, 25 August
• Informal briefing on Strategic Plan roadmap and update on Integrated Results and Resources Framework adjustment due to COVID-19, 25 August
• Informal briefing on evaluation, 25 August
• Joint update with UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, and UN-Women on progress toward implementing the Common Chapter, 26 August
• UN-Women at 10 years: Side event of the second regular session 2020 of the Executive Board, 15 September
  
• Second Regular Session, 15-16 September

• Informal briefing on UN-Women’s work for women and girls with disabilities in the joint response to COVID-19 crisis, 17 September

• Informal briefing on gender balance in the intergovernmental fora, TBC

Note: Previous years are available through the “Executive Board documents” page. All official meetings of the UN-Women Executive Board are PaperSmart. Documents and statements will be made public on this website and in the Executive Board PaperSmart portal as they become available.