Second regular session 2020

15-16 September 2020; Virtual Room

• Information Note from the Secretariat on the participation in the Second Regular Session
• PaperSmart portal: UN-Women Executive Board Second Regular Session 2020 - Statements 

Opening of the session

• Statement by the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of UN-Women (as delivered)
  • Background note: Update on the implementation of General Assembly resolution 72/279 on the re-positioning of the United Nations development system in the context of the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system
  • Background note: UN-Women’s response and prevention to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) during COVID-19
  • Background note: Regular Resources Rise to the Immense Challenges of COVID-19

Organizational matters

• Annotated provisional agenda and workplan for the second regular session 2020 (UNW/2020/L.4) 
• Proposed provisional agenda and workplan for the first regular session 2021 (UNW/2020/CRP.3) [ ES | FR ]
• Draft annual workplan for 2021 (UNW/2020/CRP.4) [ ES | FR ]
• Report on the annual session 2020 (UNW/2020/6) 

Structured dialogue on financing 

• Structured Dialogue on Financing the Results of the UN-Women Strategic Plan 2018-2021 (UNW/2020/7) 
• Annexes
• Structured Dialogue on Financing the Results of the UN-Women Strategic Plan 2018–202: Corrigendum (Paragraph 47)

Financial, budgetary and administrative matters 

• Joint comprehensive proposal on the cost-recovery policy (DP/FPA-ICEF-UNW/2020/1) 

Strategic plan 

• Roadmap for consultations planned in the preparation of the next strategic plan, 2022-2025 
• Update on progress of the implementation of the Common Chapter of the Strategic Plans of UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF and UN-Women 

Update on the working methods of the Executive Boards  

• Joint response of the Executive Board secretariats of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women  

Evaluation

• Meta-analysis of evaluations managed by UN-Women in 2019 (UNW/2020/CRP.5) [ ES | FR ]
• Management perspective to the meta-analysis of evaluations managed by UN-Women in 2019 
• Revised evaluation policy of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNW/2020/5/Rev.1)

Address by the Chair of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS and UN-Women Staff Council and management action 

• Statement of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS/UN Women Staff Council Chair

Decisions

• Compendium of decisions adopted by the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women at its Second Regular Session 2020

Closing of the session

• Statement by the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of UN-Women