First Regular Session 2021

15-16 February 2021; Zoom Virtual Room

• Information Note from the Secretariat on the participation in the First Regular Session
• The matrix monitoring the implementation of the Executive Board decisions (updated 31 January 2021)

Opening of the session

• Opening remarks by President of the UN-Women Executive Board
• Opening remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, including an update on the COVID-19 response, the implementation of General resolution 72/279 and the QCPR (as delivered)
  • Publication: Report on the UN Women Global Response to COVID-19
  • Background note: Update on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 72/279
  • Background note: End of Year Management Letter on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Reporting of SEA Allegations

Organizational matters

• Annotated provisional agenda and workplan for the first regular session, 15–16 February 2021 (UNW/2021/L.1)
• Annual workplan for the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for 2021 (UNW/2021/L.2)
• Proposed provisional agenda and workplan for the annual session, 21-23 June 2021 (UNW/2021/CRP.1) EN | ES | FR
• Compendium of Decisions (UNW/2020/9)
• Report on the second regular session of 2020, 15 to 16 September 2020 (UNW/2020/8)

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting

• Presentation: UN-Women’s follow-up to recommendations of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board

Strategic Plan

• Background note: Draft Strategic Framework for UN-Women’s Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025

Evaluation

• Corporate evaluation of support provided by UN-Women to United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 national action plans on women, peace and security (UNW/2021/CRP.2)

  • Management response | PowerPoint slides
    

• Effectiveness and Efficiency Assessment of UN Women Flagship Programme Initiatives and Thematic Priorities of the Strategic Plan 2018-2021 (UNW/2021/CRP.3)
  • Management response | PowerPoint slides

Audit matters

• Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (A/75/5/Add.12)
  • PPT presentation: Financial Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019
• Report of the Board of Auditors on the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 (A/75/5/Add.12)
  • PPT presentation: Management Response to the Report of the Board of Auditors
• Implementation of the recommendations of the Board of Auditors contained in its reports on the United Nations funds and programmes for the year ended 31 December 2019 (A/75/339.Add.1)
• Background note: Updated status of UN-Women management actions to address outstanding audit recommendations

Policy and programme matters

• Background paper: UN-Women Results and Priorities in the Europe and Central Asia Region
  •  Powerpoint slides

Address by the Chair of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS and UN-Women Staff Council and management action

• Remarks by the Chair of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS and UN-Women Staff Council and management action 

Closing of the session

• Closing remarks by Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, at the first regular session 2021 of the UN Women Executive Board (as delivered)

Decisions

• Decision 2021/1: Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019 and report of the Board of Auditors