New York, 12 March 2025, UN chief clearly announced the objective of UN-80 as follows:
- To rapidly identify efficiencies and improvements.
- To thoroughly review the implementation of all mandates given to us (UN) by Member States, which have significantly increased in recent years.
- To provide a strategic review on more structural changes and programs which is the realignment in the UN system.
Mr. Guterres said United Nations has never been more needed but noted that resources are shrinking across the board; and it has been for a long time. He emphasized; it is essential that an organizational system as complex and crucial as United Nations subjects itself to rigorous and regular scrutiny to assess its fitness for purpose in carrying out its goals efficiently. He stressed that budgets at United Nations are not just numbers on a balance sheet, ‘they are a matter of life and death for millions around the world’. Therefore, we must ensure value for money while advancing shared values.
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UN80 Initiative: UN Efficiency and Structural Reforms – UN Chief’s Media Stakeout | United Nations
