Annual session of the Executive Board

26 June 2023 - 30 June 2023

Agenda and Documents
Daily photos
High-level events
Side Events and Exhibits
Photo Gallery
Videos

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Decisions and Recommendations

WFP/EB.A/2023/13

Decisions and recommendations of the 2023 annual session of the Executive Board

Summary of the work of the Executive Board

WFP/EB.A/2023/14

Summary of the work of the 2023 annual session of the Executive Board

Agenda item 1 - Adoption of the Agenda

WFP/EB.A/2023/1/1/Rev.1

Provisional agenda

WFP/EB.A/2023/1/2/Rev.1

Annotated provisional agenda

Agenda item 2 - Election to fill vacant positions in the Bureau and appointment of the Rapporteur

Agenda item 9 - Organizational and procedural matters

WFP/EB.A/2023/9-A/Rev.1

Biennial programme of work of the Executive Board (2023–2024)

Agenda item 11 - Summary of the work of the 2023 first regular session of the Executive Board

WFP/EB.1/2023/12/DRAFT

Draft summary of the work of the 2023 first regular session of the Executive Board

Agenda item 12 - Other business

WFP/EB.A/2023/12-B

Update on the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service

Presentation - Item 12 b) - UPDATE ON UNITED NATIONS HUMANITARIAN AIR SERVICE

Agenda item 13 - Verification of adopted decisions and recommendations

Supplementary documents

Photos

Monday, 26 June

Tuesday, 27 June

Wednesday, 28 June

Thursday, 29 June

Friday, 30 June

AM session

HIGH LEVEL EVENTS

Monday, 26 June 2023

Special Address of Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development

Background Note

EBA2023 Special address by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

High Level Segment - Talking Points - HM Queen Máxima

High Level Segment - Statement List A by Morocco

High Level Segment - Statement List D by France

SIDE EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS

Monday, 26 June

Exhibit: Her Money. Her Account. Her Future. An exhibition on the power of cash transfers

On display Monday, 26 June – Friday, 7 July 2023

Red Café Foyer

Concept note: Her Money. Her Account. Her Future. An exhibition on the power of cash transfers

Tuesday, 27 June

Exhibit: The Immediate Response Account Kick-starting an Emergency Response

On display Thursday, 22 June 2023 – Friday, 7 July 2023
Red Foyer, WFP headquarters

Concept note: The Immediate Response Account, Kick-starting an Emergency Response

Side event: The Immediate Response Account - Kick-starting an emergency response

13:30–14:30

WFP Auditorium

A light buffet lunch will be served in the Peace Garden from 13:00–13:30

Invitation: The Immediate Response Account, Kick-starting an emergency response

Concept note: The Immediate Response Account, Kick-starting an emergency response

Wednesday, 28 June

CANCELLED Side event: Celebrating 10 Years of Remote Food Security Monitoring at WFP - An exploration of the successes, challenges and lessons learned

Thursday, 29 June

Side event: Launching the WFP Urban Strategy - A framework for action to achieve zero hunger in an urbanizing world

13:30–14:30

WFP Auditorium

Invitation: Launching the WFP Urban Strategy - A framework for action to achieve zero hunger in an urbanizing

Concept note: Launching the WFP Urban Strategy

Presentation: Achieving zero hunger in an urbanising world

Photos from 2023 Annual Session of the Executive Board

WFP Headquarters Rome, Italy, 26 June 2023. Annual Session of the Executive Board 2023 - Intervention by Mr. Artur Andrzej Pollok, Permanent Representative of Poland and President of the Executive Board 2023. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Mr. Artur Andrzej Pollok, Permanent Representative of Poland and President of the Executive Board 2023. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Remarks by Mr. Philip Ward, Secretary to the Executive Board. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Opening remarks by Ms. Cindy H. McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Youssef Balla, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Mr. Carlos B. Cherniak, Ambassador of Argentina. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Mr. Tomas Alberto Duncan Jurado, Permanent Representative of Panama. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Poland. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of China. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Brazil. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Moisés Morera Martín, Alternate Permanent Representative of Spain. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Mr. Seong-ho Lee, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Republic of Korea. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Valerie Guarnieri, United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Executive Director. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Ms. Jackline Lumumba Yonga, Ambassador of Kenya. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Special address by Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Republic of Korea. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Canada. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by H.E. Morten Aasland, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Norway. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Ms. Edith Heines, United Nations World Food Programme Director of Cash-based Transfers. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

WFP Headquarters Rome, Italy, 27 June 2023. Annual Session of the Executive Board 2023 - Remarks by Mr. John Aylieff, Regional Director Asia and the Pacific. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Remarks by Mr. John Aylieff, Regional Director Asia and the Pacific. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of the United States of America. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Australia. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Japan. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Germany. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Mr. Richie Hannah of the delegation of New Zealand. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Remarks by Mr. Menghestab Haile, Regional Director South Africa. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Mr. Menghestab Haile, Regional Director South Africa. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by H. E. Mr. Thesele John Maseribane, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Lesotho. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of the United States of America. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

WFP Headquarters Rome, Italy, 27 June 2023. Annual Session of the Executive Board 2023 - Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism. Intervention by Mr. Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director WFP. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism Intervention by Mr. Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director WFP. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism Intervention by H.E. Santos Álvaro, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mozambique. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism Intervention by Ambassador Deike Potzel, Director General for Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation, Peace Building and Humanitarian Assistance, Germany. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism Intervention by the delegation of Switzerland. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism Intervention by the delegation of the European Union. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism Intervention by the delegation of Sweden. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Side event: The Immediate Response Account (IRA) - WFP’s immediate, life-saving, and last-resort funding mechanism Intervention by the delegation of the Netherlands. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Sweden. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of the United States of America. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of the Germany. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by H.E. Yousef Juhail Counsellor and Permanent Representative, Kuwait. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Ms. Corinne Fleischer, Regional Director Middle East, Northern Africa and Eastern Europe. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Laurent Bukera, WFP Deputy CFO and Director, Corporate Planning & Performance Division. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Laurent Bukera, WFP Deputy CFO and Director, Corporate Planning & Performance DivisionPhoto credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by H.E. Artur Andrzej Pollok, WFP Executive Board President. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Lola Castro, WFP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Mr. Carlos B. Cherniak, Ambassador of Argentina. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Moisés Morera Martín, Alternate Permanent Representative of Spain. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Olga Maria Perez Tuna, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Guatemala. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Brazil. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Mr. Miguel Jorge García Winder, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mexico. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Panama. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Venezuela. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Ecuador. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Ms. Cindy H. McCain, United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

WFP Headquarters Rome, Italy, 28 June 2023. Annual Session of the Executive Board 2023 - WFP Executive Board President Mr. Artur Andrzej Pollok. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Intervention by the delegation of the United Kingdom. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Intervention by H.E. Ms. Tracy Reid, Deputy Head of Mission, Australia. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Mr. Robert Samels, Chairperson of the Independent Oversight Advisory Committee. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Mr.Manoj Juneja, Assistant Executive Director. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Mr. Kay Scheller, President of the German Supreme Audit Institution and current External Auditor of WFP. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Ethiopia. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by H.E. Mr. Tomas Alberto Duncan Jurado, Permanent Representative of Panama. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Germany. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of the European Union. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Fabienne Lambert, WFP Inspector General. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Meghan Latcovich, WFP Chief of Staff. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Senegal. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Ms. Sarah Charles, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Harriet Spanos, WFP Deputy Director Risk Management Division. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Canada. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Joyce Luma, United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Executive Director. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Manoj Juneja, United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Executive Director. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of United States of America. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

WFP Headquarters Rome, Italy, 29 June 2023. Intervention by Alpha Bah, WFP Country Director Pacific. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Australia. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Japan. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of United States of America. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of China. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Alpha Bah, WFP Country Director Pacific. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Annual Session of the Executive Board 2023 (EB.A/2023). Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by John Aylieff, WFP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Ms. Cindy H. McCain, United Nations World Food Programme Executive Director. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Anne-Claire Luzot, WFP Director of Evaluation. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Meghan Latcovich, WFP Chief of Staff. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

In the photo (from left to right): Valerie Guarnieri, United Nations World Food Programme Assistant Executive Director; Carl Skau, United Nations World Food Programme Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer; Philip Ward, WFP Secretary to the Executive Board. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Side event: WFP’s Framework for Action for achieving zero hunger in an Urbanizing World. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Side event: WFP’s Framework for Action for achieving zero hunger in an Urbanizing World Intervention by Mr. Jean-Martin Bauer, WFP Country Director Haiti. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Side event: WFP’s Framework for Action for achieving zero hunger in an Urbanizing World Intervention by the FAO Programme Coordinator, Food For The Cities. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Side event: WFP’s Framework for Action for achieving zero hunger in an Urbanizing World Intervention by the Senior Urban Economist, World Bank. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Mr. Pierre Honnorat, Country Director, Chad and H.E. Abkar Ramadan delegation of Chad. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Mr. Michael Dunford, Regional Director, Eastern Africa. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by Ms. Lauren Landis Country Director, Kenya. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Morocco. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Poland. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Delegates listen to the intervention by the delegation of Ethiopia. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Ethiopia. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of the United States of America. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

Intervention by the delegation of Ireland. Photo credit: WFP/Daria Addabbo

WFP Headquarters Rome, Italy, 30 June 2023. Intervention by Mr. Philip Ward, Secretary to the Executive Board. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Mr. Philip Ward, Secretary to the Executive Board. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Certificates of appreciation for outgoing EB members. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Annual Session of the Executive Board 2023. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Ms. Joyce Luma, Assistant Executive Director, Workplace Culture. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Mr. Carlos B. Cherniak, Ambassador of Argentina. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Ms. Hang Nguyen of the delegation of the United States of America. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by the delegation of Morocco. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by H.E. Ms. Jackline Lumumba Yonga, Ambassador of Kenya. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Ms. Maria Montalvo, Director of Security. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Intervention by Mr. Manoj Juneja, WFP Assistant Executive Director Management and Chief Financial Officer. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

Ms. Betty Ka, Deputy Director Supply CHain Operations and Mr. Ramiro Lopez da Silva, Senior Adviser to the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer. Photo credit: WFP/Matteo Minnella

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Annual session of the Executive Board

Decisions and Recommendations

Summary of the work of the Executive Board

Agenda item 1 - Adoption of the Agenda

Agenda item 2 - Election to fill vacant positions in the Bureau and appointment of the Rapporteur

Agenda item 3 - Opening remarks by the Executive Director

Agenda item 4 - Annual reports

Agenda item 5 - Policy issues

Agenda item 6 - Resource, financial and budgetary matters

Agenda item 7 - Evaluation reports

Agenda item 8 - Operational matters

Agenda item 9 - Organizational and procedural matters

Agenda item 10 - Administrative and managerial matters

Agenda item 11 - Summary of the work of the 2023 first regular session of the Executive Board

Agenda item 12 - Other business

Agenda item 13 - Verification of adopted decisions and recommendations

Information notes

Supplementary documents