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WFP's Management Plan provides unique insights into how the organization navigates changes in income, earmarking, strategic funding instruments for anticipatory action, needs assessments and planning assumptions to deliver. Although complex, it provides member states with a realistic understanding of the complexities of managing different funding streams, which can help facilitate effective decision-making. Check out our previous analysis for more info: https://www.reformworks.org/post/wfp-management-plan

The latest version of the resolution sets out principles to guide mandate creation, implementation and reviews, and proposes a continuation of the Working Group for another year from 1 May 2026 with two new co-chairs. The next iteration of the working group would have concrete tasks to develop criteria, templates and models for the mandate processes set out in the resolution; consider the SG's review of inactive, duplicative, or fully implemented mandates; and receive the SG's proposals for collective mandate reviews.

The briefing will focus on the feedback received on the zero draft resolution, including the 48 written inputs available on their website. It will also outline intended way forward, and be followed by the circulation of a revised resolution.

The bulk of the session is dedicated to the review and adoption of Country Strategic Plans and related evaluations and management comments. The Board will also receive an update on the implementation of the recommendations of its own governance review undertaken in 2023. The review, which was unique in that it acknowledged the dual role of Board members in taking decisions in the interest of WFP as well as their own national interest, also proposed a cooling off period for Board members before they could be employed by WFP. More information and a link to the review is available in our spotlight: https://www.reformworks.org/post/making-un-boards-more-strategic-the-wfp-governance-review.

Unlike the New York-based Boards, WFP's Executive Board has not included an agenda item on UN80.

The dialogue is set up as an interactive discussion with UN leadership as panel members or keynote speakers with the opportunity for member states to ask questions. Guy Ryder will provide the keynote address virtually for the UN 80 session.

UNWomen's Board will also hold a session on 'engagement with UN80' but without any documentation, indicating there will be no detailed discussion or decision on the proposed merger with UNFPA. Like the other Boards, it will also receive an update on implementation of the JIU's governance review recommendations (https://www.reformworks.org/post/why-corporate-governance-reforms-dont-translate-to-un-boards). It will also consider UNWomen's implementation of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board recommendations. UN80 had included a proposal to sunset UNAIDS by the end of 2026. This is not referenced in the documentation, although the discussion will focus on the significant reduction in funds to UNAIDS in 2025 and its revised one year transitional workplan and budget for 2026 agreed at a special session of the UNAIDS Board in Oct. 2025.