The Executive Board is the governing body of the Special Programme, responsible for taking operational decisions regarding its functioning.
Rules of Procedure
The rules of procedure of the Executive Board, as amended, can be found here.
Members of the Executive Board
The Executive Board is the decision making body and oversees the Special Programme with the support of the secretariat. The composition of the Executive Board reflects a balance between donors and recipients as follows:
- Four representatives of recipient countries, reflecting equitable, geographical representation, drawn from the following United Nations regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
- One representative from a least developed country or a small island developing State on a rotational basis;
- Five donor representatives, which are not also recipient countries.
The term of the representatives is on a two-year rotation. The countries serving on the Executive board during its 2024-2026 term are:
- Mr Olubunmi Olusanya (Nigeria) representing Africa (alternate: Mrs Oluwatoyin Olobanji Nigeria),
- Mr Tapaneeyangkul Prasert (Thailand) in first year and Ms Miruza Mohamed (Maldives) in second year, representing Asia and Pacific
- Ms. Ana Berejiani (Georgia) representing Central and Eastern Europe (alternate: Mr Artak Khachatryan, Armenia).
- Mr Helges Samuel Bandeira (Brazil) representing Latin America and the Caribbean (alternate: Ms Larissa Guerra Figueiredo Karydakis)
- Ms Moleboheng Petlane (Lesotho) representing Least Developed Countries
The donor representatives on the Executive Board are:
- Mr. Juergen Helbig/Mr. Bernard Crabbe (alternate Ms. Carla Vidussi) representing the European Union
- Ms. Anna Fransson representing Sweden (alternate: Ms Maria Delvin),
- Mr. Andrew Clarke representing the United States of America (alternate: Ms. Emilie Winch),
- Mr. Matthias Wolff representing Germany (alternate Mr Martin Vomland), and
- Ms Becky Stephenson representing the United Kingdom (alternate Ms Emma Lee-Taylor).
Meetings of the Executive Board
- First meeting of the Executive Board
- Second meeting of the Executive Board
- Third meeting of the Executive Board
- Fourth meeting of the Executive Board
- Fifth meeting of the Executive Board
- Sixth meeting of the Executive Board
- Seventh meeting of the Executive board
- Intersessional meeting of the Executive Board
- Eighth meeting of the Executive Board
- Ninth meeting of the Executive Board
