09/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/04/2024 16:13
4 September 2024, New York - EU Statement at the UNICEF Executive Board on Agenda Item 8: Update on the implementation of the recommendations in the evaluability assessment and formative evaluation of the UNICEF positioning to achieve the UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2022-2025
Mr President, Madam Executive Director,
I am speaking on behalf of the European Union as a donor.
The European Union is convinced that it is our common duty to deliver the best possible results for children. Therefore, we welcome your update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the evaluation report.
Climate change puts almost every child at risk; affecting their access to food, clean air and water, healthcare and education. The implementation of a number of recommendations regarding climate and environmental action is in this context more than timely.
We support UNICEF's efforts to integrate climate action across its work, as well as recent undertakings to strengthen capacities in emergency preparedness and anticipatory action, in cooperation with sister United Nations agencies, the IFRC and other partners.
We are keen to see the implementation of pending recommendations by the end of this year. Shifting towards more holistic and multi-sectoral approaches will be key to achieve outcome-level change. It will also be important to strengthen partnerships and to seek better external convergence, including with the rest of the UN system and through pooled resources. In this regard, we strongly support the use of digital systems for UNICEF and its partners to better monitor outcome-level results.
Mr President, allow me to highlight three points:
I thank you.