REFORM AT THE UNITED NATIONS

INVESTING IN THE UNITED NATIONS
For a Stronger Organization Worldwide

• Secretary-General's Report on Management Reform [A/60/692]
  [Full report - PDF, 284KB] [Book version - PDF, 545KB]

• Main Recommendations [PDF - 263KB]
• Fact Sheet: Growing shares of UN resources in field operations [PDF - 169KB]
• Press Release: Secretary-General proposes overhaul of UN Secretariat [PDF - 270KB]

Contents

• Summary
• Introduction
• I. Investing in people
• II. Investing in leadership
• III. Investing in information and communications technology
• IV. Investing in new ways of delivering services
  • A. New sourcing options
  • B. Strengthening procurement
• V. Investing in budget and finance
• VI. Investing in governance
• VII. The way forward: investing in change
  • A. Overall resource requirements
  • B. Early and visible change
• VIII. Conclusion

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REFORM UNDER
BAN KI-MOON

• Home
• Developmental Challenges
• Peace and Security
• Human Rights
• Humanitarian Action
• Management Reform

PRINCIPAL REFORM DOCUMENTS 1997-2006

• Background
• Highlights
• Chronology

GENERAL

• 2006: Investing in the UN
• 2005: In Larger Freedom
• 2002: An Agenda for Further Change
• 1997: A Programme for Reform

THEMATIC

• 2004: Enhancing Staff Security
• 2004: Threats, Challenges and Change
• 2002: UN Civil Society Relations
• 2000: UN Peace Operations

RELATED RESOURCES

• High-level Panel on UN System-Wide Coherence
• 2006: Internal Justice Reform
• 2006: Governance and Oversight Review
• 2006: Mandate Review
• UN Homepage

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