First Regular Session 2026
18-19 February 2026; in-person only in Trusteeship Council Chamber, United Nations HQ. | The Session will be livestreamed on UN-Web TV.
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Decisions
- Decisions adopted by the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women during its First Regular Session 2026
- Decisions adopted by the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women at its 2025 sessions [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
- The matrix monitoring the implementation of the Executive Board decisions
Information notes
Opening of the session
- Opening remarks by President of the UN-Women Executive Board
- Opening remarks by Executive Director of UN-Women
Organizational matters
- Annotated provisional agenda and workplan for the first regular session 2026 [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
- Annual workplan for the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for 2026 [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
- Provisional agenda and workplan for the annual session of 2026 [EN | FR | ES]
- Report on the second regular session of 2025 [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
Audit matters
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and Report of the Board of Auditors [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
- 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 2024: report of the Secretary-General
- Updated status of UN-Women management actions to address outstanding audit recommendations
- Update on the revised Financial Regulations and Rules
- Proposed Revisions to the Financial Regulations for the UN-Women (Advance unedited version)
- Aide Memoir - Changes to FRRs
JIU review of governance and oversight of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women
- Update on the progress of the JIU review
Organizational culture
- Address by the Chair of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS and UN-Women Staff Council and management action
- Annual Report of the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programmes
- Organizational culture and anti-discrimination
Anti-racism and racial discrimination
Risk Management
Joint UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting
Engagement with UN80 Initiative
Joint field visit
Closing of the session
- Closing remarks by President of the UN-Women Executive Board
- Closing remarks by Executive Director of UN-Women