The UN Women Executive Board will convene for its first regular session from Wednesday 18 to Thursday 19 February 2026 in person at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The President of the Executive Board, H.E. Dr. Adonia Ayebare, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, will open the Session on 18 February at 10 am EST. UN Women Executive Director, Ms. Sima Bahous, will then deliver her statement to the membership.
Over the two days, the Executive Board will receive updates on audit matters, including presentations on the financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024; the report of the Board of Auditors on the financial statements for the year of 31 December 2024; 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; and updated status of UN Women management actions to address outstanding audit recommendations.
The Executive Board will also discuss engagement with the UN80 initiative and progress made on the consideration of the Joint Inspection Unit review of governance and oversight of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women. Additionally, it will receive updates on UN Women's continuous work to improve the system of enterprise risk management, the impact of its work on organizational culture, and efforts taken to address racism and racial discrimination.
The Executive Board will further receive a presentation on the follow-up and implementation of UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board recommendations and decisions and hear an address by both the Ombudsman and the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund/United Nations Office for Project Services and UN-Women Staff Council, as well as the related management action.
The detailed agenda of the 2026 first regular session and all official documents may be accessed on the Executive Board web page. The session can be followed via UN Web TV.
