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UN Women Executive Board to convene second regular session 2026

12 August 2026
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The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its second regular session on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 September 2026 at United Nations headquarters in New York.

The Acting President of the Executive Board, H.E. Mr. Godfrey Kwoba, Deputy Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, will open the session on 9 September at 10 am EDT, together with the UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous, who will deliver her opening statement.

Over the two days, the Executive Board will discuss engagement with the UN80 Initiative and the report on structured dialogue on financing.

The Board will further receive updates on progress of the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) review of governance and oversight of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, and UN-Women.

The detailed agenda of the 2026 second regular session and all official documents may be accessed on the Executive Board web page. The session can be followed via UN Web TV.

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