Bold new initiative aims to strengthen and improve the UN, senior officials tell Member States

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Bold new initiative aims to strengthen and improve the UN, senior officials tell Member States

The informal meeting on the UN80 Initiative also provided a chance for ambassadors to share their views on the reform agenda, launched by Secretary-General António Guterres in March. UN80 is centred around three workstreams focused on efficiencies and improvements, a mandate implementation review, and structural changes and programme realignments across the entire UN system. Improving […]

UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency

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UN chief calls for major reforms to cut costs and improve efficiency

Briefing Member States in New York on Monday Mr. Guterres outlined wide-ranging effort to revamp how the UN system operates – cutting costs, streamlining operations, and modernizing its approach to peace and security, development and human rights. “These are times of peril,” he said, “but they are also times of profound opportunity and obligation. The […]