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Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund E/2000/34/Rev.1 E/ICEF/2000/8/Rev.1 United Nations Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund Report on the first and second regular sessions and annual session of 2000 Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2000 Supplement No. 14 Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2000 Supplement No. 14 Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund Report on the first and second regular sessions and annual session of 2000 United Nations New York, 2000 E/ICEF/2000/8/Rev.1 E/2000/34/Rev.1 Note Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. ISSN 0252-3507 Contents Chapter Paragraphs Page Part One First regular session of 2000 ..................................................... 1 I. Organization of the session ............................................ 1–5 2 A. Opening of the session ............................................ 1–3 2 B. Adoption of the agenda ........................................... 4–5 3 II. Deliberations of the Executive Board .................................... 6–134 4 A. Private Sector Division work plan and proposed budget for 2000 ......... 6–12 4 B. Programme matters .............................................. 13–90 5 C. Multi-year funding framework ..................................... 91–104 23 D. Funding meeting ................................................. 105–110 27 E. Report of the Executive Director (Part I): Annual report to the Economic and Social Council 111–119 28 F. Report on the second session of the WHO/UNICEF/UNFPA Coordinating Committee on Health ............................................. 120–129 29 G. Other matters ................................................... 130 31 H. Closing of the session ............................................ 131–134 31 III. Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund and the World Food Programme ......................................................... 135–154 32 Part Two 2000 annual session ............................................................ 37 I. Organization of the session ............................................ 155–160 38 A. Opening of the session ............................................ 155–158 38 B. Adoption of the agenda ........................................... 159–160 39 II. Deliberations of the Executive Board .................................... 161–336 40 A. Report of the Executive Director (Part II) ............................ 161–179 40 B. Summary of mid-term reviews and major evaluations of country programmes .................................................... 180–244 45 C. UNICEF core corporate commitments in emergencies .................. 245–255 58 D. Follow-up to the World Summit for Children ......................... 256–274 60 E. Emerging issues for children in the twenty-first century ................. 275–293 63 iii F. United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children in 2001 .... 294–302 66 G. Proposed modifications to the budget process ......................... 303–308 68 H. Reports on field visits of Executive Board members .................... 309–317 69 I. Statement by the Chairperson of the UNICEF Global Staff Association .... 318–319 71 J. UNICEF Maurice Pate Award for 2000 .............................. 320–322 71 K. Other matters ................................................... 323–333 72 L. Closing of the session ............................................ 334–336 74 Part Three Second regular session of 2000 ................................................... 75 I. Organization of the session ............................................ 337–343 76 A. Opening of the session ............................................ 337–341 76 B. Adoption of the agenda ........................................... 342–343 77 II. Deliberations of the Executive Board .................................... 344–456 78 A. Proposals for UNICEF programme cooperation ....................... 344–392 78 B. Health matters .................................................. 393–401 89 C. Oral report on decisions taken by the Economic and Social Council ....... 402–410 90 D. Financial medium-term plan for the period 2000-2003 .................. 411–420 92 E. Oral report on implementation of the modified system on allocation of regular resources for programmes ................................... 421–428 94 F. Private Sector Division financial report and statements for the year ended 31 December 1999 ............................................... 429–431 96 G. Report on internal audit activities ................................... 432–439 97 H. Programme of work for 2001 ...................................... 440–441 98 I. Other matters ................................................... 442–451 98 J. Closing of the session ............................................ 452–456 100 Annexes I. Government contributions to regular resources for years 1998 to 2000 and indicative pledges for 2001 and 2002 ............................................................. 101 II. Decisions adopted by the Executive Board in 2000 ................................... 108 iv E/2000/34/Rev.1 E/ICEF/2000/8/Rev.1 Part One First regular session of 2000 Held at United Nations Headquarters from 31 January to 3 February 2000 1 E/2000/34/Rev.1 E/ICEF/2000/8/Rev.1 I. Organization of the session A. Opening of the session Election of officers for 2000 1. Elected at the pre-Board meeting held at United Nations Headquarters on 17 January 2000, the officers of the Executive Board for the year 2000 are as follows: President: H.E. Mr. Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (Bangladesh) Vice-Presidents: Ms. Lala Ibrahimova (Azerbaijan) H.E. Mr. Alberto Salamanca (Bolivia) Mr. Luc Schillings (Netherlands) H.E. Mr. Mubarak Hussein Rahmtalla (Sudan) Opening statements by the President of the Executive Board and the Executive Director 2. The President welcomed all participants to the first session of the Executive Board in the new millennium — a time when there was a greater expectation of, and increased need for, UNICEF to make a real difference in the lives of millions of children around the world. In that connection, he stressed the importance of continued regular and substantive contacts between the secretariat and the Board to ensure the continuation and further improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of UNICEF. The work of the Board in 2000 was pivotal in guiding UNICEF to prepare for the special session of the General Assembly in 2001 to take stock of the pledges made to the children of the world 10 years ago at the World Summit for Children. The President also spoke about the organization’s two greatest strengths — its excellent and dedicated staff, and the richness and relevance of its programmes. In closing, he paid a special tribute Jim Grant, who “had been instrumental in many of the meaningful programmes of the last decade”, and in many that UNICEF would be following up in 2001. (See E/ICEF/2000/CRP.1 for the full text of his statement.) 3. In her opening statement, the Executive Director thanked the Deputy Executive Director for standing in for her on the first day of the session as she had been attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where UNICEF had helped to mark the formal launch of the Children’s Challenge, the inaugural initiative of the newly formed Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI). She recognized the new Bureau members and formally presented the two new Deputy Executive Directors, Kul Gautam, for Alliances and Resources, and André Roberfroid, for Programme and Strategic Planning. The Executive Director spoke about the encouraging signs to make children’s rights a reality in deed as well as in law, and stressed that where UNICEF faced daunting developmental and humanitarian challenges to survival and well-being, the organization’s priorities remained firmly anchored in health and nutrition, the protection of children from abuse and exploitation, basic education, and immediate access to clean water and adequate sanitation. The successes of UNICEF had grown out of its recognition of the need to focus on the well-being of the “whole child”, which made it possible for 2 E/2000/34/Rev.1 E/ICEF/2000/8/Rev.1 the organization to emerge as a moral force for children the world over, achieving triumphs that were unimaginable only a few decades ago. With the Board’s help, she concluded, “UNICEF would stay that course in this fresh and daunting new century”. (See E/ICEF/2000/CRP.2 for the full text of her statement. B. Adoption of the agenda 4. The agenda, timetable and organization of work of the session, as contained in documents E/ICEF/2000/2 and Corr.1, was adopted. The agenda contained the following items: Item 1: Opening of the session (b) Statements by the President of the Executive Board and the Executive Director Item 2: Adoption of the provisional agenda and timetable and organization of work Item 3: Report of the Executive Director (Part I): Annual report to the Economic and Social Council Item 4: Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund (UNDP/UNFPA) and the World Food Programme (WFP) Item 5: Multi-year funding framework (MYFF) Item 6: Funding meeting Item 7: Private Sector Division (PSD) work plan and proposed budget for 2000 Item 8: Programme matters: (a) Country notes (b) Recommendations
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