The twice extended UNICEF medium-term strategic plan (2006-2013) will conclude this year. The next plan for the period 2014-2017 synchronised with UNDP, UNFPA and UN-Women strategic planning cycles will be discussed in draft form during the annual session of the UNICEF Executive Board and adopted at the Second Regular Session in September, 2013. The preparation of the plan is informed by the End-of-Cycle review of the current plan that was presented at the February session of the Executive Board.
The end-of-cycle (EoC) review of the MTSP 2006-2013 (summarized in E/ICEF/2013/4) provided an opportunity to analyse the progress made towards the child-related Millennium Development Goals; assess the effectiveness of each programme strategy to achieve results; and review the changing context as a key input to the planning of the next MTSP. The next MTSP will include limited but strategic shifts in the substantive emphasis of the plan as well as more significant modifications in the mix of programme strategies to support countries to achieve results while retaining enough flexibility to enable UNICEF to develop country programmes of cooperation that respond to the specific needs of each country context.