2001/17 Overview of decisions adopted by the Executive Board
 at its second regular session 2001

The Executive Board
Recalls that during the second regular session 2001, it:

Item 1
Organizational matters

  • Approved the agenda and work plan for its second regular session 2001 (DP/2001/L.3 and Corr.1) as orally amended
  • Approved the list of items to be taken up by the Executive Board in the year 2002 (DP/2001/CRP.16) as orally amended
  • Agreed to its tentative work plan for the first regular session 2002
  • Agreed to the following schedule of sessions of the Executive Board in 2002:
     
    First regular session 2002: 28 January-8 February 2002
    Annual session 2002: 17-28 June 2002 (Geneva)
    Second regular session 2002: 23-27 September 2002
       
  • Took note of the proposals on rationalization of documentation and streamlining of working methods of the Executive Board (DP/2001/CRP.17 - DP/FPA/2001/CRP.2) with comments made thereon;

UNFPA segment


Item 7
Country programmes and related matters

Approved the following programmes of assistance:

  • Assistance to the Government of Bhutan DP/FPA/BTN/4
  • Assistance to the Government of Eritrea DP/FPA/ERI/2
  • Assistance to the Government of Ethiopia DP/FPA/ETH/5
  • Assistance to the Government of the Gambia DP/FPA/GMB/5
  • Assistance to the Government of Mongolia DP/FPA/MNG/3
  • Assistance to the Government of Morocco DP/FPA/MAR/6
  • Assistance to the Government of Mozambique DP/FPA/MOZ/6
  • Assistance to the Government of Niger DP/FPA/NER/5
  • Assistance to the Government of Senegal DP/FPA/SEN/5
  • Assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka DP/FPA/LKA/6
  • Assistance to the Government of Sudan DP/FPA/SDN/4
  • Assistance to the Government of Syrian Arab Republic DP/FPA/SYR/6
  • Assistance to the Government of Thailand DP/FPA/THA/8
  • Approved the request for additional resources for the UNFPA programme for the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries (DP/FPA/CP/179/EXT/1)
  • Approved the UNFPA programme of assistance to Myanmar (DP/FPA/MMR) and requested the Executive Director to report annually on its implementation to the Executive Board at its annual session

Item 8
Financial, budgetary and administrative matters

  • Adopted decision 2001/16 of 14 September 2001 on UNFPA estimates for the biennial support budget for 2002-2003
  • Took note of the annual financial review, 2000 (DP/FPA/2001/11)
  • Took note of the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the UNFPA estimates for the biennial support budget for 2002-2003 (DP/FPA/2001/12).