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Executive Board meetings in 2023

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Date/Time VenueMeetings
17 Oct 2023
10 a.m.–noon		Virtual room
(Zoom)		Joint briefing by the Joint Inspection Unit on the preliminary findings of the review of how the Executive Boards of UNICEF, UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS and UN-Women execute their governance and oversight functions
5–7 Sept 2023CR-3 
CB

Second regular session
• Session documents
• Presentations and statements
• Information for participants

Interactive special focus session
An Africa Fit for Children and Young People: What investments are needed for Africa’s human capital? (website)

22 Aug 2023
11 a.m.–1 p.m.		Virtual room
(Zoom)		Informal briefings on:
(a) UNICEF Strategic Plan: updated financial estimates, 2023–2026 (PPT)
(b) Revised evaluation policy of UNICEF (PPT)
22 Aug 2023
10–11 a.m.		CR-11 GA and virtual roomPre-session of the second regular session of the Executive Board 2023
13 Jun–3 Jul  2023                      Draft country programme document commenting period for Member States (2023 second regular session) 
> Draft country programme documents for review 
(The commenting period is closed)
13–16 Jun 2023ECOSOC Chamber
CB		Annual session
• Session documents
• Presentations and statements
• Information for participants
2 Jun 2023
9 a.m.–noon		ECOSOC Chamber
CB and Virtual room (Rome-based participants)		Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNICEF, UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, WFP and UN-Women
• Agenda
• Background note
• Annex to background note
• Session documents
26 May 2023
4–5 p.m.		Virtual roomClosed briefing with the Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations, and the Director of the Ethics Office
26 May 2023
3–4 p.m.		CR-11 GA and virtual roomPre-session of the annual session of the Executive Board 2023
18 May 2023
3–5 p.m.		Virtual roomInformal briefings on:
(a) Private Fundraising and Partnerships: financial report for the year ended 31 December 2022 (PPT);
(b) Update on implementation efforts on the repositioning of the United Nations development system (PPT, Information note);
(c) Update on organizational culture and diversity (PPT)
18 May 2023
10 a.m.–1 p.m.		Virtual roomInformal briefings on:
(a) Annual report for 2022 of the Executive Director of UNICEF (PPT);
(b) UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and Investigations 2022 annual report to the Executive Board (PPT), and management response;
(c) Report of the Ethics Office of UNICEF for 2022 
(PPT), and management response;
(d) Annual report for 2022 on the evaluation function in UNICEF (PPT), and management response;
(e) Draft revised evaluation policy of UNICEF (PPT)
17 May 2023
1.30–3 p.m.		Virtual roomJoint informal briefing by the Development Coordination Office (DCO) on the United Nations development system reform checklist (Executive Boards of UNICEF, UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS and UN-Women)
• Checklist
9 May 2023
11.30 a.m.–1 p.m.		Virtual roomJoint inter-agency (UNICEF, UNFPA, UN-Women and UNDP) informal briefing on the structured funding dialogue 
• Agenda
• Presentation    
21 Mar–10 Apr 2023 Draft country programme document commenting period for Member States (2023 annual session)
> Draft country programme document for review 
(The commenting period is closed)
10 Feb 2023
10–11.30 a.m.		Labouisse Hall, UNICEF HouseInformal special focus meeting on innovative financing
• Agenda
• Innovative financing for children (working document, Feb. 2023)
7–9 Feb 2023CR-3 
CB 		First regular session
• Session documents
• Presentations and statements
• Information for participants 
24 Jan 2023
10 a.m.–1 p.m.		Virtual roomInformal briefing on UNICEF innovative and alternative financing strategy 
• PPT
• UNICEF IF4C handout
19 Jan 2023
3–6 p.m.		Virtual room Informal briefings 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)
19 Jan 2023
11 a.m.–1 p.m.		Virtual room Informal briefings 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)
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
17 Jan 2023 
11 a.m.–1 p.m.		Virtual roomJoint 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 RoomJoint 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 HouseOrientation for the 2023 Executive Board members
• Agenda
(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 the UNICEF Executive Board 2023 Bureau Members 
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)