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First regular session 2026
10–13 February 2026
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/2026/1/Rev.1) | 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 |
| Organizational and procedural matters | |
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| Item 3 | |
| Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the Executive Board (E/ICEF/2026/2) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Programme and policy matters | |
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| Item 4 | |
| UNICEF programme cooperation | |
(a) Country programme documents Focus of the thematic discussion: A turning point for children’s health: | |
| The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks (in final or draft form) are available on the UNSDG website, and are accessible from Executive Board session documents page: https://unsdg.un.org/resources/ executive-board-documents-sessions and/or from the respective country pages: https://unsdg.un.org/un-in-action/country-level?tab=countries-listing | |
| East Asia and the Pacific | |
| Malaysia (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.1) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Eastern and Southern Africa | |
| Somalia (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.2) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| South Africa (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.3) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Europe and Central Asia | |
| Georgia (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.4) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN |
| Latin America and Caribbean | |
| Argentina (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.5) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN ES |
| Cuba (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.6) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN ES |
| Mexico (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.7) | EN FR ES |
| CEP | EN ES |
| Middle East and North Africa | |
| Sudan (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.8) | EN FR ES AR |
| CEP | EN |
| (b) Extensions of ongoing country programmes (E/ICEF/2026/P/L.9/Rev.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 5 | |
| Report on UNICEF follow-up to recommendations and decisions of the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth meetings of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinating Board (UNICEF/2026/EB/2) | EN FR ES |
| Item 6 | |
| Update on UNICEF humanitarian action (UNICEF/2026/EB/3) | EN FR ES |
| Item 7 | |
| Update on the UN80 Initiative and implementation by UNICEF | |
| Item 8 | |
| Update on UNICEF efforts to address racism and racial discrimination (E/ICEF/2026/6) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Evaluation, audit and oversight matters | |
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| Item 9 | |
| Evaluation of UNICEF work in early childhood development and early childhood education, 2018–2023 - Summary (E/ICEF/2026/3) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Management response to evaluation report – Evaluation of UNICEF work in early childhood development and early childhood education, 2018–2023 (E/ICEF/2026/4) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 10 | |
| Plan for global evaluations, 2026–2029 (E/ICEF/2026/5) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Costed annual workplan for evaluation for 2026 (UNICEF/2026/EB/5) | EN |
| Full reports available through the UNICEF Evaluation website: | Evaluation website |
| Item 11 | |
| 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 |
| Resource, financial and budgetary matters | |
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| Item 12 | |
| UNICEF financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and report of the Board of Auditors (A/80/5/Add.3) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| UNICEF management response to the report of the Board of Auditors (E/ICEF/2026/AB/L.2) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations of the Board of Auditors contained in its reports on the United Nations funds and programmes for the year ended 31 December 2024 (A/80/353/Add.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors for the period ended 31 December 2024: report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/80/485) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Item 13 | |
| Private Fundraising and Partnerships: 2026 workplan and proposed budget (E/ICEF/2026/AB/L.1) | EN FR ES AR RU ZH |
| Update on the World Bank instrument to facilitate sustained investment in private sector fundraising (UNICEF/2026/EB/4) | EN FR ES |
| Other matters and adoption of draft decisions | |
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| Item 14 | |
| Report of the joint field visit to Egypt by members of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP, 26–30 October 2025 (DP/FPA/OPS-ICEF-UNW-WFP/2026/CRP.1) | EN FR ES AR |
| Item 15 | |
Other matters 2026 annual session: Provisional list of agenda items |
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| Item 16 | |
| Adoption of draft decisions | |
| Item 17 | |
| Closing statements by the Executive Director of UNICEF and the President of the Executive Board |
| Other: Non-agenda item | |
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| Information Note : UNICEF management response to the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the UNICEF integrated budget, 2026–2029 | EN |
Presentations and statements
(posted as available)
Presentations and statements
| Opening statement by H.E. Mr. Rein Tammsaar, President of the Executive Board of UNICEF | EN |
| Opening statement by Ms. Catherine M. Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by the Sultanate of Oman | AR |
| Statement by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic | EN |
| Statement by Sweden | EN |
| Statement by Georgia | EN |
| Statement by Slovenia | EN |
| Statement by Eritrea on behalf of Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, United Republic of Tanzania and Eritrea | EN |
| Statement by Lesotho | EN |
| Statement by Japan | EN |
| Statement by Germany | EN |
| Statement by El Salvador | ES |
| Statement by Türkiye | EN |
| Statement by Norway | EN |
| Statement by Cuba | ES |
| Statement by the Republic of Moldova | EN |
| Statement by Italy | EN |
| Statement by France | FR |
| Statement by Denmark | EN |
| Statement by New Zealand | EN |
| Statement by Finland | EN |
| Statement by Mexico | ES |
| Statement by the Syrian Arab Republic | AR |
| Statement by Algeria | AR |
| Statement by Panama | ES |
| Statement by the Republic of Korea | EN |
| Statement by Djibouti | EN |
| Statement by India | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by the SOS Children's Villages | EN |
| Statement by the World Vision | EN |
| Statement by Plan International | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Ayoub Arabi, General Director of Tabasheer for Aid and Voluntary Development Organization, Sudan | EN |
| Presentation by Dr. Khatuna Lomauri, Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Meylan Alejandra Ramos Espejel, Youth advocate, Mexico | EN |
| Presentation by H. E. Mr. Ali Haji Adam Abubakar, Minister of Health, Somalia | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Pablo Bartol, Manager of Social and Human Development, Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Robert Gass, Representative, UNICEF Malaysia | EN |
| Statement by Malaysia | EN |
| Statement by Georgia | EN |
| Statement by South Africa | EN |
| Statement by Cuba | ES |
| Statement by Mexico | ES |
| Statement by Finland on behalf of Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Türkiye, the European Union, and Finland | EN |
| Vote on Item 4. (a) Country programme documents - Country programme document for Cuba | |
| Recorded vote – Approval of the country programme document for Cuba, document [E/ICEF/2026/P/L.6], agenda item 4 (a) | EN |
| Vote on Item 4. (a) Country programme documents - Country programme document for Somalia | |
| Recorded vote – Approval of the country programme document for Somalia, document [E/ICEF/2026/P/L.2], agenda item 4 (a) | EN |
| Vote on Item 4. (a) Country programme documents - Country programme document for South Africa | |
| Recorded vote – Approval of the country programme document for South Africa, document [E/ICEF/2026/P/L.3], agenda item 4 (a) | EN |
| Vote on Item 4. (a) Country programme documents - Country programme document for Sudan | |
| Recorded vote – Approval of the country programme document for Sudan, document [E/ICEF/2026/P/L.8], agenda item 4 (a) | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Lucia Elmi, Director, Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by the Sultanate of Oman on behalf of Algeria, Bahrain, China, Estonia, Eritrea, Iceland, Ireland, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Kingdom of Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Türkiye, the State of Palestine, and the Sultanate of Oman | EN |
| Statement by Estonia | EN |
| Statement by Norway on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway | EN |
| Statement by Greece | EN |
| Statement by Mexico | ES |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Statement by ChildFund Alliance | EN |
| Statement by Iceland on behalf of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Germany | EN |
| Statement by the Kingdom of the Netherlands | EN |
| Statement by France | FR |
| Statement by Switzerland | FR |
| Statement by Belize | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Sajid Ali, Principal Adviser, Division of People and Culture, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Canada | EN |
| Vote on Item 8. Update on UNICEF efforts to address racism and racial discrimination | |
| Recorded vote – Voting on the adoption of the draft decision on the "Update on UNICEF efforts to address racism and racial discrimination", document [E/ICEF/2026/L.2], agenda item 8 | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Robert McCouch, Director, Evaluation Office, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Germany on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and Germany | EN |
| Statement by Canada | EN |
| Statement by the European Union | EN |
| Vote on Item 10. Plan for global evaluations, 2026–2029 | |
| Recorded vote : Voting on the adoption of the draft decision on the "Plan for global evaluations, 2026-2029", document [E/ICEF/2026/L.4], agenda item 10 | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Deng Haixiao, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations | EN |
| Statement by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Mauricio de Albuquerque Wanderley, Director, United Nations Board of Auditors | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Diane Kepler, Comptroller, and Director, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on behalf of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands | EN |
| Presentation by Ms. Carla Haddad Mardini, Director, Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division, UNICEF | EN |
| Presentation by Mr. Michael Nyenhuis, Chair of the Standing Group of National Committees for UNICEF | EN |
| Statement by Switzerland on behalf of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, France, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Türkiye, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Switzerland | EN |
| Statement by El Salvador | ES |