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

• Draft integrated budget estimates of UN-Women for the biennium 2022–2023  |   PowerPoint presentation

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

• Compilation of decision 2021/2, decision 2021/3, and decision 2021/4 as adopted 

Closing of the session

• Statement by the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of UN-Women
• Statement by the President of the Executive Board