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Thank you for your very positive and accurate introduction to our debate.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,
This past year has been unlike any other in living memory.
The COVID-19 pandemic has already taken over three million lives.
Some 131 million people have been pushed into extreme poverty.
Unemployment has soared and billions saw their livelihoods vanish overnight.
The most vulnerable in our societies â particularly women and young people â have been disproportionately affected.
Years of development progress â and in some instances decades â have been reversed, making it both more difficult and more urgent to keep the promise of the 2030 Agenda.
Funding overview
ITC’s work is enabled by two streams of funding: the regular budget (RB) and extrabudgetary funding (XB).
The RB consists of assessed contributions from member states, and is approved by the United Nations General Assembly and the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council as part of the organizations’ budget cycle. Both organizations provide equal amounts. ITC’s RB for 2019 stood at $37.0 million.
The XB funds are
voluntary contributions to ITC Trust Fund. The volume of XB funds depends on agreements reached with funders on an ongoing basis, with project budgets usually covering several years, and based on ITC’s beneficiary demand. In 2019, ITC mobilized $119.9 million in XB, making up 76% of ITC’s funding. This represents an increase of 32% compared to 2018’s XB funding.
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore s Remarks at the UNICEF Executive Board As prepared for delivery
NEW YORK, 9 February 2021 – Thank you, Ambassador Plepytė, for your inspiring words. And congratulations, once again, on your election as President of the Executive Board for 2021. We welcome you back to the UNICEF family in your new role and look forward to working with you in the year ahead. I would also like to recognize the Vice-Presidents, members of the Board, and all of the observers including UNICEF staff who are tuning in today. This year, UNICEF marks its 75
th anniversary. This is an important milestone, and an opportunity to highlight the role our organization, and generations of staff members, have played in serving and supporting children.
As prepared for delivery.
1. Madame President, members of the Executive Board, colleagues, and friends. It is my great pleasure to join you today for this first regular session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board for 2021.
2. Allow me to begin by congratulating Her Excellency Ms. Lachezara Stoeva, the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, on her election as the President of the Board, and welcoming our new Bureau members for 2021.
3. I would like to express my gratitude to the outgoing Bureau members. In particular, I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to the outgoing President, His Excellency Mr. Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda, for his unwavering leadership and guidance.