Putting aid into action: UNICEF Executive Board focuses on strengthening programmes, procedures and planning

NEW YORK, United States of America, 10 February 2014 – With the obtaining of funding comes a responsibility to turn financial contributions into real results for children – to put the planned aid into action. During its first regular session of 2014, which ran from 4 to 6 February, the UNICEF Executive Board focused many of its discussions on strengthening the programmes and procedures that enable UNICEF and its partners to bring about improvements for the world’s children.

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