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Nepal elected UNICEF executive board member

  • Nepal was elected a member of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) executive board , representing the Group of Asia-Pacific States for 2016-18.

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  • Nepal’s Permanent Representative of to the UN, Durga Prasad Bhattarai, was also unanimously elected vice-president to the Bureau of the Executive Board of the UNICEF for 2016.

  •  Nepal recently completed its terms as a member of the UN economic and social council (ECOSOC) for 2013-2015 and as vice-president from Asia-Pacific region at the executive board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS for the year 2015.

  • Nepal had contributed to the Unicef by remaining in the executive board in different times including 1982 to 1985, 1992 to 1995 and 2002 to 2004.

 What is Executive Board? who are its members?

 The Executive Board is the governing body of UNICEF, providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council.

 The Executive Board is made up of 36 Member States, elected to three-year terms by the Economic and Social Council, with the following regional allocation: Africa (8 seats), Asia (7), Eastern Europe (4), Latin America and Caribbean (5) and Western Europe and Others (12).

About UNICEF:

  • The United Nations Children’s Fund  is a United Nations program headquartered in New York City that provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

  • its name was shortened from the original United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.

  • It is one of the members of the United Nations Development Group and its Executive Committee.

  • UNICEF relies on contributions from governments and private donors.

  • UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 and the Prince of Asturias Award of Concord in 2006.

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