First Regular Session 2026

18-19 February 2026; in-person only in Trusteeship Council Chamber, United Nations HQ. | The Session will be livestreamed on UN-Web TV.

Decisions

• Decisions adopted by the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women during its First Regular Session 2026
• Decisions adopted by the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women at its 2025 sessions [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
• The matrix monitoring the implementation of the Executive Board decisions

Information notes

• Information note from the Secretariat on the participation in the First Regular Session

Opening of the session

• Opening remarks by President of the UN-Women Executive Board
• Opening remarks by Executive Director of UN-Women

Organizational matters

• Annotated provisional agenda and workplan for the first regular session 2026 [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
• Annual workplan for the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for 2026 [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
• Provisional agenda and workplan for the annual session of 2026 [EN | FR | ES]
• Report on the second regular session of 2025 [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]

Audit matters

• United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women Financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and Report of the Board of Auditors [AR | ZH | EN | FR | RU | ES]
• 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: report of the Secretary-General
• Updated status of UN-Women management actions to address outstanding audit recommendations
• Update on the revised Financial Regulations and Rules

JIU review of governance and oversight of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women

• Update on the progress of the JIU review

Organizational culture

• Address by the Chair of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS and UN-Women Staff Council and management action
• Annual Report of the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programmes
• Update on organizational culture

Anti-racism and racial discrimination

• Update on efforts to address racism and racial discrimination

Risk Management

• Update on the continuous work to improve the system of enterprise risk management and critical risks of strategic importance

Joint UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting

• UN-Women's follow-up to recommendations of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Programme Coordinating Board meeting

Engagement with UN80 Initiative

Joint field visit

• 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

Closing of the session

• Closing remarks by President of the UN-Women Executive Board
• Closing remarks by Executive Director of UN-Women