| 2009/8
Overview of decisions adopted by the Executive Board at its first regular session 2009
The Executive Board
Recalls that during its first regular session 2009, it:
Item 1
Organizational matters
Elected the following members of the Bureau for 2009:
President: H.E. Mr. Mohammad Khazaee (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
Vice-President Mr. William Exantus (Haiti)
Vice-President Mr. Jeroen Steeghs (Netherlands)
Vice-President Mr. Dragan Micic (Serbia)
Vice-President Mr. Omary Mjenga (Tanzania, United Republic of)
Adopted the agenda and work plan for its first regular session 2009 (DP/2009/L.1);
Adopted the report of the second regular session 2008 (DP/2009/1) and its corrigendum (DP/2009/1/Corr.1);
Adopted the annual work plan for 2009 (DP/2009/CRP.1);
Approved the tentative work plan for the annual session 2009;
Agreed to the following schedule for the remaining sessions of the Executive Board in 2009:
Annual session 2009: 26 May to 5 June 2009
Second regular session 2009: 8 to 11 September 2009
UNDP segment
Item 2
Financial, budgetary and administrative matters
Took note of the report on cost classification in UNDP (DP/2009/3).
Item 3
Country programmes and related matters
Adopted decision 2009/1 on the proposed measures for the resumption of UNDP programme operations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
Approved the following country programme documents:
Africa: Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mauritania and the Republic of the Congo;
Asia and the Pacific: Timor-Leste;
Latin America and the Caribbean: Haiti and Venezuela.
Item 7
United Nations Office for Project Services
Adopted decision 2009/4 on the financial regulations and rules of the United Nations Office for Project Services;
Adopted decision 2009/5 on the post classification exercise and implementation for the United Nations Office for Project Services.
Item 8
United Nations Capital Development Fund
Heard an oral report by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund on the preliminary 2008 results, and perspectives for 2009-2011.
Item 9
Gender in UNDP
Adopted decision 2009/6 on the implementation of the UNDP gender equality strategy, 2008-2011.
Item 10
Other matters
Adopted decision 2009/7, an expression of appreciation to Kemal Dervis, Administrator of UNDP from 2005-2009.
UNFPA segment
Item 6
Country programmes and related matters
Approved the following country programme documents:
Africa: Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Mauritania;
Asia and the Pacific: Timor-Leste;
Latin America and the Caribbean: Haiti and Venezuela.
Joint UNDP/UNFPA segment
Item 4
Recommendations of the United Nations Board of Auditors
Adopted decision 2009/2 on the reports of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS on the implementation of the recommendations of the Board of Auditors, 2006-2007.
Item 5
Report to the Economic and Social Council
Adopted decision 2009/3 on the report of the Administrator of UNDP and the Executive Director of UNFPA to the Economic and Social Council.
Item 10
Other matters
UNDP: held an informal consultation on the implementation of decision 2008/37 on internal audit and oversight;
UNFPA: gave an oral report on the development of the UNFPA evaluation policy;
UNOPS: held a briefing on the UNOPS strategy.
Joint meeting of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP
Held a joint meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and WFP on 23 and 26 January 2009, which addressed the following topics: (a) population growth and rapid urbanization; (b) unstable food prices and the linkage with food and nutrition security; and (c) harmonization among the United Nations funds and programmes (business practices and reinforcing state capacity).
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