World Children's Day

   The 2026 second regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board will meet in New York from 1-4 September 2026. The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets. Progress on the consideration of the review of governance and oversight of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, UNICEF and UN-Women by the Joint Inspection Unit Update on UNICEF humanitarian action Proposed programme of work for the Executive Board sessions in 2027 The Executive Board is the governing body of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Watch (5th meeting) UNICEF Executive Board, Second regular session 2026! 02:33:34 Economic and Social Council

The 2026 second regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board will meet in New York from 1-4 September 2026. The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets. Special focus session Structured dialogue on financing the results of the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022-2025 UNICEF Strategic Plan, updated financial estimates, 2026-2029 The Executive Board is the governing body of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Download Transcript 6 items available Caption 6 items available Related Sites and Documents:  UNICEF Second regular session 2026 website . Watch the (4th meeting) UNICEF Executive Board, Second regular session 2026! 03:19:41 Economic and Social Council

The 2026 second regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board will meet in New York from 1-4 September 2026. The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets. UNICEF programme cooperation (a) Country programme documents. (b) Extensions of ongoing country programmes. (c) Global and Regional Programme document, 2026-2029. The Executive Board is the governing body of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Related Sites and Documents:  UNICEF Second regular session 2026 website . Watch the (3rd meeting) UNICEF Executive Board, Second regular session 2026! Live Economic and Social Council

   The 2026 second regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board will meet in New York from 1-4 September 2026. The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets. Update on oversight matters (a) Proposal outlining the modalities for consultation with the Executive Board with respect to the appointment, renewal, non-renewal and termination of the heads of the independent oversight functions (b) Revised Charter of the UNICEF Office of Internal Audit and InvestigationsUpdate on the UN80 Initiative and implementation by UNICEF The Executive Board is the governing body of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Related Sites and Documents:  UNICEF Second regular session 2026 website Watch the (2nd meeting) UNICEF Executive Board...

The 2026 second regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board will meet in New York from 1-4 September 2026. The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets. Adoption of the provisional annotated agenda, timetable and organization of work Opening statements by the President of the Executive Board and the Executive Director of UNICEF General statements The Executive Board is the governing body of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Related Sites and Documents:  UNICEF Second regular session 2026 website . Watch the (1st meeting) UNICEF Executive Board, Second regular session 2026! 03:18:52 Economic and Social Council

 The 2026 first regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board will meet in New York from 10–13 February 2026. The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets. UNICEF financial report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 and report of the Board of Auditors, and management response Private Fundraising and Partnerships: 2026 workplan and proposed budget The Executive Board is the governing body of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Related Sites and Documents:  First regular session 2026 (10–13 February 2026) website Watch the (3nd meeting) UNICEF Executive Board, First regular session 2026 - Economic and Social Council! Economic and Social Council

The 2026 first regular session of the UNICEF Executive Board will meet in New York from 10–13 February 2026. The Executive Board reviews UNICEF activities and approves its policies, country programmes and budgets. Adoption of the provisional annotated agenda, timetable and organization of work Opening statements by the President of the Executive Board and the Executive Director of UNICEF General statements The Executive Board is the governing body of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. Related Sites and Documents:  First regular session 2026 (10–13 February 2026) website Watch the (2nd meeting) UNICEF Executive Board, First regular session 2026 - Economic and Social Council! Economic and Social Council

Seated in the foreground from left to right are Jan Martenson (Under-Secretary-General for Human Rights and Director, United Nations Office in Geneva), Audrey Hepburn (UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador) and James Grant (Executive-Director of UNICEF).  On 20 November 1989, the General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child without a vote. 

By resolution 836(IX) of 14 December 1954, the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children's Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It recommended that the Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the UN Charter and the welfare of the children of the world. The Assembly suggested to governments that the Day be observed on the date and in the way that each considers appropriate. The date 20 November marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child , in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child , in 1989. The Convention, which is the most widely ratified international human rights treaty, sets out a number of children’s rights including the right to life, to health, to education and to play, as well as the right to family life, to be protected from violence, to not be discriminated, and to ha...