UN-Women Executive Board Calendar 2026

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

Documents of Executive Board sessions, informal briefings, and other meetings in 2026:

  • Election of the Bureau 2026, 12 January
  • Orientation on the annual update of UN-Women activities with the Executive Board, 13 January
  • Informal briefing on (1) audit matters & (2) risk management, 22 January
  • Orientation on the oversight mechanisms and the ethics function, 27 January
  • Pre-session in advance of the First Regular Session 2026, 28 January
  • Informal consultations on draft decisions for the First Regular Session, 17 February
  • First Regular Session, 18-19 February
  • Pre-session in advance of the Annual Session, 3 June
  • Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP, 5 June
  • Informal consultations on draft decisions for the Annual Session, 22 June
  • Annual Session, 23-25 June
  • Pre-session in advance of the Second Regular Session, 20 August
  • Informal consultations on draft decisions for the Second Regular Session, 8 September
  • Second Regular Session, 9-10 September