2002/4 Overview of Decisions Adopted by the Executive Board at its First Regular Session 2002 

The Executive Board

Recalls that during the first regular session 2002, it:

Item 1
Organizational matters

• Elected the following members of the Bureau for 2002:
   

• Approved the agenda and work plan for its first regular session 2002 (DP/2002/L.1 and Corr.1  and 2), as orally amended;
• Approved the report of the annual session 2001 (DP/2001/20);
• Approved the report of the second regular session 2001 (DP/2002/1);
• Approved its annual work plan 2002 (DP/2002/CRP.1);
• Agreed to the following schedule of future sessions of the Executive Board in 2002:
  • Annual session 2002: 17 to 28 June 2002 (Geneva)
  • Second regular session 2002: 23 to 27 September 2002

UNDP segment

Item 2
UNDP Business Plans, 2000-2003

• Took note of the update on the role of UNDP in crisis and post-conflict situations: organizational changes (DP/2002/CRP.3);
• Took note of the report on the UNDP Business Plans, 2000-2003 (DP/2002/CRP.2);

Item 3
Country cooperation frameworks and related matters

Approved the following regional cooperation frameworks:

Approved the following country cooperation frameworks:

Took note of the extensions of country cooperation frameworks (DP/2002/8);

• Approved an independence bonus for Yugoslavia;

Item 4
HIV/AIDS

• Adopted decision 2002/1 of 1 February 2002 on the UNDP contribution to the United Nations system strategic plan for HIV/AIDS for 2001-2005;

Item 5
Special funds and programmes

• Took note of the report on UNDP activities financed by the Global Environment Facility and the Montreal Protocol (DP/2002/4);

Item 6
Evaluation

• Took note of the annual report of the Administrator on evaluation (DP/2001/26);
• Took note of the report on the evaluation of non-core funding resources (DP/2001/CRP.12);
• Took note of the report on the evaluation of direct execution (DP/2001/CRP.13);
• Adopted decision 2002/2 of 1 February 2002 on the UNDP-UNOPS relationship;

Joint UNDP/UNFPA segment

Item 7
Recommendations of the Board of Auditors 1998-1999

• Took note of the reports on implementation of the recommendations of the Board of Auditors for the biennium 1998-1999 for the United Nations Development Programme (DP/2002/5), the United Nations Population Fund (DP/FPA/2002/2) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (DP/2002/6);

Item 8
Reports to the Economic and Social Council

• Took note of the reports of the UNDP Administrator (DP/2002/7) and the UNFPA Executive Director (DP/FPA/2002/1) to the Economic and Social Council and agreed to transmit them to the Council with comments made thereon;

UNFPA segment

Item 9
Technical Advisory Programme

• Adopted decision 2002/3 of 5 February 2002 on the future arrangements for the UNFPA Technical Advisory Programme;

Item 10
Country programmes and related matters

Approved the following programmes of assistance:

Item 11
Other matters

• Listened to the oral report of the Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services on the provisional financial parameters for the financial year 2001;

Joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA
and UNICEF, with the participation of WFP

• Held a joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA and UNICEF, with the participation of WFP, on UNDG priorities for 2002 and beyond: a response to the triennial policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system.                                              .

 5 February 2002

Annex

Annual session: 17 to 28 June 2002 (Geneva)

1. Organizational matters

 UNFPA segment

2. Report of the Executive Director for 2001, including: (a) statistical overview; (b) humanitarian assistance; and (c) reproductive-health commodity security
3. Funding commitments to UNFPA
   - Report on funding commitments to UNFPA
4. Sector-wide approaches
   - Financial regulations concerning sector-wide approaches (decision 2000/8)
5. Evaluation
   -Periodic report on evaluation
6. Country programmes and related matters

Joint UNDP and UNFPA segment

7. Internal audit and oversight
   -Reports of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS on internal audit and oversight
8. Reports on field visits
   - Field visit to Senegal
   - Field visit to Viet Nam
9. HIV/AIDS
   - Progress reports on UNDP and UNFPA contributions to the United Nations system strategic plan for HIV/AIDS for 2001-2005

UNDP segment

10. Annual report of the Administrator for 2001, including the results-oriented annual report, a summary of the reports of the Joint Inspection Unit and statistical annexes
11. Financial resources
    - Status of regular resources funding commitments to UNDP and its funds and programmes for 2002 and onward
    (Note: Actual pledges will have to be transmitted to UNDP in writing by the end of March 2002 in order to be reflected in the document submitted under this item)
    - Review of programming arrangements
     
12. Country programming and related matters
    - Second regional cooperation framework for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
    - Country programme outlines
    - Country cooperation frameworks
13. United Nations Volunteers
    - UNV:  Report of the Administrator
14. United Nations Office for Project Services
    - UNOPS: Annual report of the Executive Director
15. UNDP-UNOPS relationship
    - Report on the progress achieved, including on the functioning of the Management Coordination Committee and the working group, and on the recommendations for operational improvement as contained in document DP/2002/CRP.5
    - UNDP-UNOPS:  Issues and opportunities involving the Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office
16. Other matters
    - Special event – Theme to be decided