97/6.  Overview of decisions adopted by the Executive Board at its first regular session 1997

The Executive Board

Recalls that during the first regular session 1997 it:

ITEM 2: UNFPA: COUNTRY PROGRAMMES AND RELATED MATTERS

Approved the assistance to the Government of Côte d'Ivoire (DP/FPA/CP/169);

Approved the assistance to the Government of Djibouti (DP/FPA/CP/167);

Approved the assistance to the Government of Kenya (DP/FPA/CP/168);

Approved the assistance to the Government of Malawi (DP/FPA/CP/162);

Approved the assistance to the Government of Mexico (DP/FPA/CP/161);

Approved the assistance to the Government of Mongolia (DP/FPA/CP/170);

Approved the assistance to the Government of Morocco (DP/FPA/CP/166);

Approved the assistance to the Government of Nepal (DP/FPA/CP/165);         

Approved the assistance to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (DP/FPA/CP/164);

Approved the assistance to the Government of Zambia (DP/FPA/CP/163);

Approved the request for extension of, and additional resources for, the UNFPA country programme for Bangladesh (DP/FPA/1997/2);

Approved the request for extension of, and additional resources for, the UNFPA country programme for Nicaragua (DP/FPA/1997/1);

Approved the request for extension of, and additional resources for, the UNFPA country programme for the South Pacific (DP/FPA/1997/3);

Agreed to consider UNFPA country programmes at the second regular session 1997, on a no-objection basis, for that session only, without pre-judging the outcome of the discussion on decision 96/13 at the annual session 1997;

ITEM 3: UNFPA: FINANCIAL, BUDGETARY AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Adopted decision 97/2 of 16 January 1997 on UNFPA audit reports;

ITEM 4: UNFPA: COORDINATION IN HEALTH POLICY AND PROGRAMMES

Adopted decision 97/1 of 16 January 1997 on coordination in health policy and programming, follow-up to Executive Board decision 96/38;

UNDP/UNFPA SEGMENT

ITEM 5: HARMONIZATION OF PRESENTATION OF BUDGETS

Approved the proposed format for the biennial support budget of UNDP and UNFPA as contained in document DP/1997/2.

17 January 1997