Second Regular Session of the Executive Board

26 November 2018 - 29 November 2018
10:00 / 19:00
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Summary of the work of the Executive Board

Agenda item 1 - Adoption of the Agenda

WFP/EB.2/2018/1/1/Rev.2
Provisional agenda
WFP/EB.2/2018/1/2/Rev.2
Annotated provisional agenda

Agenda item 4 - Annual reports

WFP/EB.2/2018/4 - POSTPONED TO THE 2019 FIRST REGULAR SESSION
Annual Report of the Office of the Ombudsman and Mediation Services for 2017
WFP/EB.2/2018/4/Add.1 - POSTPONED TO THE 2019 FIRST REGULAR SESSION
Management note on the Annual Report of the Office of the Ombudsman and Mediation Services for 2017

Agenda item 6 - Resource, Financial and Budgetary Matters

WFP/EB.2/2018/6-A/1/Rev.1
WFP Management Plan (2019–2021)
WFP/EB.2/2018/6-(A,B)/3 WFP/EB.2/2018/5-A/3
Report of the FAO Finance Committee

Agenda item 8 - Operational matters

WFP/EB.2/2018/8-D/1/7 - WITHDRAWN
Budget revisions and extension in time of Liberia transitional interim country strategic plans
not available

Agenda item 9 - Organizational and procedural matters

SIDE EVENTS
Monday, 26 November
Launch and ribbon-cutting of the United Arab Emirates-sponsored “Year of Zayed” Photographic Exhibition

13:15-13:30, Seed to Feed, Lobby

WFP’s Second Regular Session was selected as one of the global venues to hold this exhibition on Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's work. It celebrates the 100 years since the birth of the late founding father and former President of the United Arab Emirates (1971-2004). The exhibition will focus on Sheikh Zayed's role in empowering women's humanitarian relief and belief in ensuring social, economic and environmental sustainability. The Executive Director and the Vice Head of Mission of the United Arab Emirates will preside.

High-Level Dialogue on Brazil's contribution to enhancing South-South cooperation in the framework of the 2030 Agenda: The sustainable national school feeding case

13:30-14:45, Auditorium

The event will reflect on lessons learned in the implementation of SSTC and on the results achieved by the innovative Brazil–WFP partnership, building on the previous and current efforts of the Brazilian Government, the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger, the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation, the African Union Commission, etc. Special Guest H.E. Alberto Beltrame, Minister for Social Development, to lead event.

Tuesday, 27 November
Side event sponsored by WFP Policy and Programme Division and Nutrition Division on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) as driver for SDG 2

8:30-9:45, Aula I, Aula Delegatis

The side event will include WFP host government representatives and facilitate a discussion on the role of SSTC as a driver for country-led progress on SDG 2 through country demands. The outcome will feed into the draft outcome document of BAPA+40 in Argentina in March 2019.

United Kingdom-sponsored discussion with Member States to update on the September 2017 Saving lives, building resilience, reforming the system: the United Kingdom Government’s Humanitarian Reform Policy (restricted to Member State representatives only)
Wednesday, 28 November
Social Protection side event sponsored by WFP Policy and Programme Division and launch of WFP-World Bank Group publication “Can We Better Bridge Humanitarian Assistance and Social Protection? Lessons from Country Experience”

8:30-9:45, Aula I, Aula Delegatis

The event will stress the importance of social protection in driving zero hunger results; WFP’s added value to national social protection agendas; and highlight the relevance of social protection for ‘the nexus’ and the significant contribution being made by WFP.

Spain and WFP Gender Division-sponsored side event on Sharing experiences in the fight against gender-based violence in humanitarian and food insecurity contexts

13:15-14:45, Auditorium

The event will highlight the Government of Spain’s support in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) both nationally and internationally, with presentations on the partnership between the Spanish Cooperation Agency for International Development (AECID) and the NGO APS (Alianza por la Solidaridad) on joint efforts to end GBV in Palestine, Colombia and to Syrian refugees in Jordan. The FAO/IFAD/WFP/UN-Women Joint Programme Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment (RWEE) projects which lead to a decrease of violence in target communities will also be featured.

Thursday, 29 November
Key Emergency Updates: Update on Staying Ahead of the Curve in the Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Update on the IPC results and the humanitarian response in Yemen

8:30-9:45, Aula I, Aula Delegatis

- 8:30-9:15: Staying Ahead of the Curve in the Response to the Humanitarian Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and

- 9:15/9:45: Update on the IPC results and the humanitarian response in Yemen.

Side event sponsored by WFP East and Central Africa Regional Bureau and Global Post-Harvest Knowledge and Operations Centre on Zero Food Loss Initiative

13:15-14:45, Auditorium

The event will highlight post-harvest initiatives in a variety of countries (e.g., Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Burundi and Sudan) and raise awareness of WFP’s zero food loss work across all activities with a number of government and private sector partners as well as its measurable impact, including empirical, independent evidence, and highlight examples of effective RBA collaboration in this area.

EXHIBITIONS
WFP Engineering-sponsored interactive exhibition on focusing on success stories in emergencies and partnerships within the United Nations system

Red Tower and Peace Garden Exhibition Area

Exhibition co-sponsored by WFP Technology Division, Communications, Advocacy and Marketing Division, Innovation and Change Management Division and the Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Unit: Technology, Innovation and the End of Hunger

Forum A

An interactive exhibition of technological innovations in the humanitarian sector that showcase WFP’s leadership on blockchain, digital cash, biometrics, drones, satellite imagery, mobile data-gathering, hydroponics and more.

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