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Meetings of the UNICEF Executive Board

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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
5–8 Sept 2023	CR-3 CB (TBC)	Second regular session
13–16 June 2023	ECOSOC Chamber CB (TBC)	Annual session
2 June 2023	ECOSOC Chamber CB (TBC)	Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP
21 Mar–10 Apr 2023		Draft country programme document commenting period for Member States (2023 annual session)
10 Feb 2023 10–11:30 a.m.	Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House	Informal special focus meeting on innovative financing • Agenda • Innovative financing for children - Global vision & strategy (working document, Feb. 2023)
7–10 Feb 2023	CR-3 CB	First regular session • Session documents • Information for participants • Presentations and statements • UN Web TV
24 Jan 2023 10 a.m.–1 p.m.	Virtual room	Informal briefing on UNICEF innovative and alternative financing strategy (PPT) • UNICEF IF4C handout • Participant's guide to virtual meetings
19 Jan 2023 3–6 p.m.	Virtual room	Informal briefing on: (a) Private Fundraising and Partnerships: 2023 workplan and proposed budget; and Update on the World Bank instrument to facilitate sustained investment in private sector fundraising (PPT); and (b) UNICEF financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 and report of the Board of Auditors, and management response (PPT) • Participant's guide to virtual meetings
19 Jan 2023 11 a.m.–1 p.m.	Virtual room	Informal briefing on: (a) Update on metrics and indicators used to measure progress on tackling sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment and inform strategies, policies and procedures (PPT); (b) Update on the status of the independent peer review of the UNICEF evaluation function (PPT); and (c) Evaluability assessment and formative evaluation of the UNICEF positioning to achieve the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022–2025 (PPT), and management response (PPT) • Participant's guide to virtual meetings
19 Jan 2023 10–11 a.m.	CR-8 GA and virtual room (UN Zoom)	Pre-session of the first regular session of the Executive Board 2023 • Participant's guide to virtual meetings
17 Jan 2023 11 a.m.– 1 p.m.	Virtual room	Joint update on UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women engagement with international financial institutions (PPT)
13 Jan 2023 10 a.m.– 1 p.m.	Virtual Room	Joint informal consultation of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, and UN-Women on the follow up on oversight matters
12 Jan 2023 9 a.m.– 1 p.m.; 2–3 p.m.	Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House	Orientation for the 2023 Executive Board members • Agenda • Key orientation documents (a) Key features of UNICEF programme operations • Programme Group (PPT) • Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (PPT) (b) Key features of UNICEF emergency programmes • Office of Emergency Programmes (PPT) (c) Key features of UNICEF work on organizational culture and diversity • Principal Adviser, Organizational Culture (PPT) (d) Key features of UNICEF work on protection against sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment • Senior Adviser, Safeguarding (PPT) (e) Key features of UNICEF Supply Division • Supply Division (PPT) (f) Overview of the UNICEF funding and budget structure • Public Partnerships Division (PPT) • Division of Private Fundraising and Partnerships • Division of Financial and Administrative Management (PPT) (g) UNICEF Executive Board • Getting familiar with the work of the Executive Board (PPT) • Review of the 2023 programme of work • Available resources • Field visits of the Executive Board (PPT) • Perspectives from an experienced Executive Board member (h) Key features of UNICEF Evaluation Office (PPT) (i) Key features of internal audit and investigations • Office of Internal audit and investigations (PPT) (j) Key features of the Ethics Office • Ethics Office (PPT)
10 Jan 2023 10–11 a.m.	CR-1 CB	Election of Bureau 2023
7–25 Nov;15 Nov–5 Dec; and 18 Nov–8 Dec 2022		Draft country programme document commenting period for Member States (2023 first regular session): > Draft country programme documents for review (The commenting periods are closed.)