Second Session of UN-Habitat’s Executive Board 2021 takes place in hybrid format
Nairobi, 16 November 2021 -- The Second Session of the UN-Habitat’s Executive Board in 2021, made up of 36 Member States, approved UN-Habitat’s work programme and budget for next year after receiving comprehensive briefings about the organization’s work.
The meeting of the Executive Board, which is elected by the UN-Habitat Assembly and last met online in April, took place over two days in a hybrid format. The Executive Board aims to increase the oversight of UN-Habitat’s operations by Member States and to strengthen UN-Habitat’s accountability, transparency and effectiveness.
On the second day the Director of UN-Habitat’s Global Solutions Division Rafael Tuts presented Member States with a comprehensive report on normative and operational activities in 2021 including the implementation of subprogrammes, flagship programmes and technical cooperation activities, and an update on the COVID-19 response. He highlighted the localization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), housing rights and policy guidance with focus on Europe, and migration and displacement.
“These three initiatives on integrated normative and operational activities of UN-Habitat can improve quality of life, promote peace, and encourage a greener and more just recovery from the pandemic by harnessing the power of sustainable urban development towards the achievement of the New Urban Agenda and SDGs,” he said.
- Overview
- Rules of Procedure
- Membership of the Executive Board
- Bureau of the Executive Board
- Ad-Hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters
- Ad-Hoc working group on working methods
- Ad-Hoc working group on the development of a stakeholder engagement policy
- Briefings by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat
- Key Documents
- Previous sessions of the Executive Board
Overview
The Executive Board aims to increase the oversight of UN-Habitat operations by Member States and to strengthen UN-Habitat’s accountability, transparency and effectiveness. This body will ensure greater efficiency in decision-making, help to build trust and attract sufficient, sustainable and predictable funding. It comprises 36 member states elected by the UN-Habitat Assembly and convenes three times a year to undertake the following:
i) Oversee the implementation of the normative and operational activities of UN-Habitat;
ii) Ensure accountability, transparency, efficiency and effectiveness;
iii) Approve and oversee the implementation of the annual programme of work and budget and of the resource mobilization strategy, in accordance with the strategic plans and the political guidelines provided by the UN-Habitat Assembly;
iv) Adopt decisions, under its mandate, on, among other things, programmatic, operational and budgetary issues for the adequate and effective implementation of the resolutions and other decisions adopted by the UN-Habitat Assembly;
v) Guide and support efforts to finance UN-Habitat;
vi) Oversee the compliance of UN-Habitat with evaluations and support auditing functions;
vii) Collaborate with the executive boards of other United Nations agencies, in accordance with the Secretary-General’s management reforms.
Membership of the Executive Board
A. Africa (10 seats)
Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, Kenya, Angola, Malawi
B. Asia-Pacific (8 seats)
Sri Lanka, Republic of Korea, China, Japan, India, Iran, Bahrain, Pakistan
C. Eastern Europe (4 seats)
Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Romania
D. Latin America and the Caribbean (6 seats)
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Uruguay
E. Western Europe and Others (8 seats)
Canada, France, Sweden, Turkey, United States of America, Germany, Spain, Portugal
2021 – 2022 Bureau of the Executive Board of UN-Habitat
Geographical distribution distribution of officers of the Bureau since 2019
2019
First session of the Executive Board
Chair: Western European and other States (United States of America)
Vice-Chairs: Latin American and Caribbean States (Argentina)
Asia-Pacific States (China)
Eastern European States (Russian Federation)
Rapporteur: African States (Malawi)
2020
Second session of the Executive Board
Chair: Asia-Pacific States (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
Vice-Chairs: Latin American and Caribbean States (Chile)
African States (Egypt)
Western European and other States (France)
Rapporteur: Eastern European States (Serbia)
2021
First session of the Executive Board
Chair: Eastern European States (Poland)
Vice-Chairs: African States (Egypt)
Asian States (Pakistan)
Western European and other States (France)
Rapporteur: Latin American and Caribbean States (Chile)