The Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS will meet from 3–7 June in New York, with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem speaking at the UNFPA segment of the session on 5 June.
UNFPA topics for the session will include an integrated midterm review and progress report on the implementation of the UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2022–2025; a statistical and financial review for 2023; a midterm review of the UNFPA integrated budget for 2022–2025; a formative evaluation of the operational resilience of UNFPA in light of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and extensions of country programmes, among other topics.
At last year’s annual session, Dr. Kanem shared stories of UNFPA’s work around the world, noting, “In the nearly 30 years since the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, with its groundbreaking Programme of Action, together we have made significant progress in advancing reproductive health and rights. Yet, we are still far from the finish line. The 10-year-old girls of the world are still waiting. They are waiting for us to put aside our differences, find common ground, exercise joint leadership and help them. They want to finish their education, stay healthy, avoid the calamity of unintended pregnancy, and they want us to help them reach their infinite potential.”
She continued, “That 10-year-old girl is real. She and millions just like her keep UNFPA committed and focused. We focus on her rights, her choices, her bright future of unlimited horizons.”
The Executive Board provides intergovernmental support and supervision of the activities of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS, in accordance with the policy guidance of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the United Nations Charter. The board ensures that UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS remain responsive to the evolving needs of programme countries, and supports the work of UNFPA in delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
You can find more information on the annual session here.
