The elections took place on Monday 16th April during the coordination and management meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Other African states elected include Botswana, South Africa, Gambia and Cameroon.
The Executive Board was created by General Assembly resolution 48/162 of 20 December 1993 and is responsible for providing inter-governmental support to and supervision of the activities of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS.
As a member of the Executive Board, Rwanda will seek to ensure that the programmes and initiatives of UNDP are tailored to the needs of programme countries including Rwanda. This is an important part of the work done through the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations and contributes towards ensuring that Rwanda has a voice in the international development system.
The key activities of the Executive Board include implementing the policies formulated by the General Assembly and the coordination and guidance received from the Economic and Social Council; receiving information from and give guidance to the head of each fund or programme on the work of each organization; ensuring that the activities and operational strategies of each fund or programme are consistent with the overall policy guidance set forth by the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, in accordance with their respective responsibility set out in the United Nations Charter
The Executive Board also monitors the performance of the fund or programme; approves programmes, including country programmes, as appropriate; decides on administrative and financial plans and budgets; recommends new initiatives to the Economic and Social Council, and through the Council, to the General Assembly, as necessary; encourages and examines new programme initiatives; submits annual reports to the Economic and Social Council, which could include recommendations, where appropriate, for improvement of field-level coordination.
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