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Calendar
Meetings of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2026
Joint calendar
UNICEF Executive Board calendar
All meetings at United Nations Headquarters will be held on a virtual platform, in the conference rooms (CR) of the United Nations Conference Building (CB) or General Assembly (GA), unless otherwise noted.
Date/Time | Venue | Meetings |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 Sep 2026 | TBC | Second regular session of 2026 |
| 18 Aug 2026 10–11 a.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Pre-session of the second regular session of the Executive Board 2026 |
| 13 July 2026 11.30 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Joint informal briefing with the Joint Working Group on the JIU review of governance and oversight of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women • Agenda |
| 16–19 Jun 2026 | CR-1 CB | Annual session of 2026 • Session documents • Presentations and statements (posted as available) • Information for participants |
| 9–29 Jun 2026 | Draft country programme documents commenting period for Member States (2026 second regular session) (The commenting period is closed) > Draft country programme documents for review | |
| 5 Jun 2026 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | CR-2 CB | Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP • Agenda and documents • UN80 Initiative (website) |
| 1 Jun 2026 10 a.m.–11 a.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Pre-session of the annual session of the Executive Board 2026 • Talking points for the Secretary (EN FR ES AR RU ZH) |
| 22 May 2026 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Informal briefings on: (a) Annual report for 2025 of the Executive Director of UNICEF (PPT), Joint Inspection Unit (PPT), and UNICEF report on the recommendations of the Joint Inspection Unit (PPT): (b) Update on the implementation efforts on the repositioning of the United Nations development system (PPT); (c) Private Fundraising and Partnerships: financial report for the year ended 31 December 2025 (PPT); and (d) Update on organizational culture and diversity (PPT) |
| 18 May 2026 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Informal briefings on: (a) UNICEF implementation of the UN80 Initiative (PPT); (b) UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2025 annual report to the Executive Board (PPT), and management response (PPT); (c) Report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2025 (PPT), and management response; and (d) Annual report for 2025 on the evaluation function in UNICEF (PPT), and management response |
| 5 May 2026 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Informal briefings on: (a) UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee (PPT); (b) UNICEF total net assets and projections (PPT); (c) UNICEF organizational change processes (PPT); and (d) Annual report of the risk profile of UNICEF (PPT) |
| 10–13 Feb 2026 | CR-3 CB | First regular session of 2026 • Session documents • Presentations and statements (posted as available) • Information for participants |
| 29 Jan 2026 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Informal briefings on: (a) Plan for global evaluations, 2026-2029; and Costed annual workplan for evaluation for 2026 (PPT); and (b) Evaluation of UNICEF work in early childhood development and early childhood education, 2018–2023 (PPT), and management response (PPT) |
| 28 Jan 2026 8.30–10 a.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Closed briefing with the Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (PPT) |
| 26 Jan 2026 11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Informal briefings on: (a) UNICEF financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and report of the Board of Auditors (PPT), and management response (PPT); and (b) Private Fundraising and Partnerships: 2026 workplan and proposed budget; and update on the World Bank instrument to facilitate sustained investment in private sector fundraising (PPT) |
| 26 Jan 2026 10–11 a.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Pre-session of the first regular session of the Executive Board 2026 • Talking points for the Secretary (EN FR ES AR RU ZH) |
| 15 Jan 2026 8.30 a.m.–2.30 p.m. | Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House | Orientation for the 2026 Executive Board members • Agenda and Digital booklet (webpage) |
| 14 Jan 2026 noon–1.30 p.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Informal briefing on UNICEF organizational change processes (PPT) |
| 12 Jan 2026 10–11 a.m. | CR-11 CB | Election of the UNICEF Executive Board 2026 Bureau Members |
| 25 Nov 2025 2–4 p.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Joint briefing of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP on the UN80 initiative • Provisional agenda |
| 18 Nov–8 Dec 2025 | Draft country programme documents commenting period for Member States (2026 first regular session) (The commenting period is closed) > Draft country programme documents for review | |
| 11 Nov 2025 10–11.30 a.m. | Virtual room (Zoom) | Informal briefing on UNICEF organizational change processes (PPT) |