05/01/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/01/2024 07:33
The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its annual session from Tuesday 18 to Thursday 20 June 2024 in person at United Nations headquarters in New York (Conference Room 2).
The President of the Executive Board, H.E. Ms. Markova Concepción Jaramillo, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations, will open the session on 18 June at 10am EDT, together with UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, who will deliver her opening statement.
Over the three days, the Executive Board will consider:
The Board will further receive a briefing on policy and programme matters, including on UN Women's operational activities in Asia and the Pacific, as well as updates on the implementation of UN General Assembly resolution 72/279 on the repositioning of the United Nations development system, and update on UN-Women's policies and procedures to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment.
The detailed agenda of the 2024 annual session and all official documents may be accessed on the Executive Board web page. The session can be followed via UN Web TV.