Annual Session 2021
21-23 June 2021; Zoom
Video recordings
- First plenary meeting: AM, 21 June
- Second plenary meeting: AM, 22 June
- Third plenary meeting: PM, 22 June
- Fourth plenary meeting: AM, 23 June
Information on interpretation
- Listening to Language Interpretation in Zoom: this document shows you how to access the interpretation options in Zoom, both on your desktop and your mobiles
- UNHQ Recommended Requirements for Listening to Remote Interpretation: this document was produced by the UNHQ Interpretation Service and outlines some key recommended technical requirements for listening to remote interpretation in virtual platforms
- UNHQ Recommended Practices for participants in meetings with remote interpretation
Organizational matters
- Annotated provisional agenda and workplan of the annual session of 2021 (UNW/2021/L.3) | PowerPoint presentation
- Report on the first regular session of 2021 (UNW/2021/1)
- Provisional agenda and workplan for the second regular session of 2021 (UNW/2021/CRP.4)
Opening of the session
- Statement by the President of the Executive Board
- Statement by the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of UN-Women, including an update on the COVID-19 response and the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review of Operational Activities for Development (QCPR) | Outline | PowerPoint presentation
Annual Report of the Executive Director
- Report of the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women on the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2018–2021 (UNW/2021/2)
- Annex I: Financial Results: Income and expenditure
- Annex II: Strategic Plan Results Portal
- Annex III: Annual update on Cost Recovery: Waivers and differentiated cost-recovery rates
- Annex IV: Working together to support implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Joint annex on the common chapter of the strategic plans, 2018-2021 of UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN-Women
- Annex V: Implementation of General Assembly resolution 71/243 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations System
- Annex VI: Summary of 2020 results of the Fund for Gender Equality and the United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women
- Annex VII: Key 2020 Development Results from UN-Women
- Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) reports issued to UN-Women, 2020
- The related management response
- Statement of financial performance 2020
- Regular resources report 2020
Strategic Plan
- Draft UN-Women Strategic Plan 2022–2025 | PowerPoint presentation
- Annex I: Integrated Results and Resources Framework of UN-Women Strategic Plan 2022-2025
Financial, budgetary and administrative matters
Evaluation
- Report on the evaluation function of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2020 (UNW/2021/3) | PowerPoint presentation
- The related management perspective
- Corporate evaluation on UN-Women's coordination and convening role in ending violence against women (EVAW) (UNW/2021/CRP.5)
- The related management response
Audit and investigation
- Report on the internal audit and investigation activities for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2020 (UNW/2021/4) | PowerPoint presentation
- The related management response | PowerPoint presentation
- Annex: report of the Executive Director of UN-Women on disciplinary measures and other actions taken in response to misconduct and wrongdoing by UN-Women staff members, other personnel or third parties and cases of possible criminal behaviour, 1 January to 31 December 2020
- Report of the Advisory Committee on Oversight for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2020 (UNW/2021/4/Add.1) | PowerPoint presentation
- The related management response
Policy and programme matters
- Update on the implementation of General Assembly Resolution 72/279 on the repositioning of the United Nations Development System
- Update on the implementation of recommendations contained in the independent victim-centred review of UN-Women’s policies and processes on tackling sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment and as noted in the related management response | Remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
- Annual certification to the Executive Board on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Reporting of SEA Allegations and Sexual Harassment (SH)
Decision
Closing of the session
- Statement by the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of UN-Women
- Statement by the President of the Executive Board