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Annual session 2026
16–19 June 2026
Documentation |
Presentations and statements (posted as available) Decisions (post-session document) Report of session (post-session document) |
Key information |
List of participants (posted as available) UN Web TV (on demand)
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Session documents
| Opening of the session | |
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| Item 1 | |
| Adoption of the provisional annotated agenda, timetable and organization of work (E/ICEF/2026/9) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 2 | |
| Opening statement by the President of the Executive Board | EN |
| Opening statement by the Executive Director of UNICEF | EN |
| Programme and policy matters | |
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| Item 3 | |
| Annual report for 2025 of the Executive Director of UNICEF (E/ICEF/2026/10) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Report on the implementation of the Integrated Results and Resources Framework of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 (UNICEF/2026/EB/7) | EN |
| Report on the implementation of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (UNICEF/2026/EB/8) | EN |
| Description of independent oversight functions/bodies in UNICEF (UNICEF/2026/EB/9) | EN |
| Data companion and scorecard to the annual report for 2025 of the Executive Director of UNICEF | EN |
| Update of the Integrated Results and Resources Framework of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2026–2029 (E/ICEF/2026/11) | EN |
| UNICEF report on the recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit (E/ICEF/2026/12) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 4 | |
| Annual report on UNICEF humanitarian action (E/ICEF/2026/13) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 5 | |
| Annual report on the implementation of the UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2022–2025 (E/ICEF/2026/14) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Data companion and scorecard to the UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2022–2025 | EN |
| Item 6 | |
| UNICEF programme cooperation | |
| Extensions of ongoing country programmes (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.10) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 7 | |
| Update on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (E/ICEF/2026/15) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 8 | |
| Update on organizational culture and diversity (E/ICEF/2026/16/Rev.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 9 | |
Update on implementation efforts on the repositioning of the United Nations development system Information note United Nations development system reform checklist: Annex to the information note |
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| Item 10 | |
| Update on the UN80 Initiative and implementation by UNICEF |
| Evaluation, audit and oversight matters | |
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| Item 11 | |
| Annual report for 2025 on the evaluation function in UNICEF (E/ICEF/2026/17) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to the annual report for 2025 on the evaluation function in UNICEF (E/ICEF/2026/18) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Impact evaluation of the early childhood cash transfer of the Juntos programme on health services coverage and prevalence of stunting and anaemia in Peru - Summary (E/ICEF/2026/19) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| UNICEF summary of the response of the Government of Peru to the impact evaluation report: Impact evaluation of the early childhood cash transfer of the Juntos programme on health services coverage and prevalence of stunting and anaemia in Peru (E/ICEF/2026/20) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Full report available through the UNICEF Evaluation website: | Evaluation website |
| Item 12 | |
| Report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2025 (E/ICEF/2026/21) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to the report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2025 (E/ICEF/2026/22) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 13 | |
| Internal audit and investigations | |
| UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2025 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2026/AB/L.3) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Open agreed internal audit actions older than 18 months as at 31 December 2025: addendum to the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2025 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2026/AB/L.3/Add.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Cases closed after investigation and cases closed after assessment with established financial losses during 2025: addendum to the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2025 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2026/AB/L.3/Add.2) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2025 annual report to the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2026/AB/L.4) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee 2025 annual report to the Executive Board | EN |
| Item 14 | |
| Annual report on the risk profile of UNICEF (E/ICEF/2026/23) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 15 | |
| Progress on the consideration of the review of governance and oversight of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women by the Joint Inspection Unit | EN |
| Resource, financial and budgetary matters | |
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| Item 16 | |
| Private Fundraising and Partnerships: financial report for the year ended 31 December 2025 (E/ICEF/2026/AB/L.5) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Other matters and adoption of draft decisions | |
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| Item 17 | |
| Address by the Chairperson of the UNICEF Global Staff Association | |
| Item 18 | |
Other matters 2026 second regular session: Provisional list of agenda items |
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| Item 19 | |
| Adoption of draft decisions | |
| Item 20 | |
| UNICEF Staff Team Awards and closing statements by the Executive Director of UNICEF and the President of the Executive Board |
Presentations and statements
(posted as available)
Presentations and statements
| Presentation by Mr. Bo Viktor Nylund, Director, Office of Strategy and Evidence – Innocenti, UNICEF | EN |
| Remarks by Inspector Conrod Hunte, Chair of the Joint Inspection Unit | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Nazim Khizar, Deputy Director, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by the Sultanate of Oman | AR |
| Statement by Luxembourg on behalf of other countries | EN |
| Statement by Georgia | EN |
| Statement by Guatemala | ES |
| Statement by Denmark | EN |
| Statement by Canada | EN |
| Statement by Slovenia | EN |
| Statement by Japan | EN |
| Statement by El Salvador | ES |
| Statement by the Kingdom of the Netherlands | EN |
| Statement by Norway | EN |
| Statement by the Republic of Korea | EN |
| Statement by Germany | EN |
| Statement by Türkiye | EN |
| Statement by Nigeria | EN |
| Statement by Panama | ES |
| Statement by the Republic of Moldova | EN |
| Statement by France | FR |
| Statement by Switzerland | FR |
| Statement by Greece | EN |
| Statement by Belgium | EN |
| Statement by the Russian Federation | RU |
| Statement by the Syrian Arab Republic | AR |
| Statement by Finland | EN |
| Statement by New Zealand | EN |
| Statement by Brazil | EN |
| Statement by Algeria | EN |
| Statement by the Lao People's Democratic Republic | EN |
| Statement by Lesotho | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Intervention by the Chair of the Standing Group of National Committees | EN |
| Statement by Plan International | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Lucia Elmi, Director, Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Norway on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway | EN |
| Statement by Belgium on behalf of Australia, Canada, France, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Belgium | EN |
| Statement by Ukraine on behalf of other countries | EN |
| Statement by the Kingdom of Eswatini on behalf of Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Lesotho, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Kingdom of Eswatini | EN |
| Statement by Guatemala | ES |
| Statement by Nigeria | EN |
| Statement by Germany | EN |
| Statement by Micronesia | EN |
| Statement by Mexico | ES |
| Statement by Türkiye | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by ChildFund Alliance | EN |
| Intervention by the Chair of the Standing Group of National Committees | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Lauren Rumble, Associate Director, Gender Equality, Global Programme Division, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Guatemala | ES |
| Statement by Nigeria | EN |
| Statement by Sweden on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the European Union, and Sweden | EN |
| Statement by Mexico | ES |
| Presentation by Ms. Andrea Suley, Deputy Director, Office of Strategy and Evidence – Innocenti, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Nigeria | EN |
| Statement by Guatemala | ES |
| Statement by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on behalf of Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Republic of Moldova, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Mexico, Zambia, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Sajid Ali, Principal Adviser, Division of People and Culture, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Patrick Voigt, Ombudsman, Office of the Ombudsman for UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS, and UN-Women | EN |
| Statement by Switzerland on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Türkiye and Switzerland | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Mandeep O’Brien, Director, Public Partnerships Division, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Mandeep O’Brien, Director, Public Partnerships Division, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Japan, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, the Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Germany | EN |
| Statement by El Salvador | ES |
| Statement by the Russian Federation | RU |
| Statement by Türkiye | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by the World Vision | EN |
| Annual report for 2025 on the evaluation function in UNICEF, and management response | |
| Presentation by Mr. Robert McCouch, Director of Evaluation, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, the European Union, France, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and Germany | EN |
| Impact evaluation of the early childhood cash transfer of the Juntos programme on health services coverage and prevalence of stunting and anaemia in Peru, and UNICEF summary of the response of the Government of Peru to the evaluation | |
| Presentation by Mr. Robert McCouch, Director of Evaluation, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Hon. Lily Norka Vásquez Dávila, Minister, Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, Peru | ES |
| Statement by Mr. Merlyn Zarate, Adolescent Advocate, Peru | ES |
| Presentation by Mr. El Cid Butuyan, Ethics Director, UNICEF | EN |
| UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2025 annual report to the Executive Board, and management response | |
| Presentation by Mr. Stephen Zimmermann, Director, Office of Internal Audit and Investigations, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Nazim Khizar, Deputy Director, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, UNICEF | EN |
| UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee 2025 annual report to the Executive Board | |
| Statement by Mr. Richard Chambers, Chair, UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee | EN |
| Statement by Belgium on behalf of Australia, Canada, the European Union, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Jacob van der Blij, Chief Risk Officer, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Iceland on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Moldova, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, and Iceland | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Carla Haddad Mardini, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement of Switzerland on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, the European Union, France, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Switzerland | EN |
| Statement by Ms. Francoise Chandler, Chairperson of the Global Staff Association, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Iceland on behalf of Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mauritania, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Senegal, Sweden, Tanzania, and Iceland | EN |
| Statement by the Russian Federation | EN |
Publications
| Publications | Download |
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| Executive Board Members Orientation to UNICEF- Digital Booklet | EN |
| UNICEF Annual Report 2025 | EN FR ES |
| The State of the World’s Children 2025 (website) | EN FR ES AR |
| UNICEF Supply Annual Report 2025 (website) | EN |
| 2025 annual report of the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programmes | EN |
| Core Resources Annual Report 2025 | EN |