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Building a stronger, more effective UN
The UN80 initiative is the United Nations' ambitious, system-wide reform effort to respond to a vital question: 'How can the UN adapt to become more agile, integrated, and equipped to respond to today’s complex global challenges amid tightening resources?'
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Report of the Secretary-General - Shifting Paradigms: United to Deliver | 18 September 2025
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Developed as part of the UN80 Initiative, this registry serves as a transparency tool for understanding UN mandates and programmes.
On 18 July 2025, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution on the Secretary‑General’s UN80 Initiative to strengthen and streamline the United Nations system.
On 24 June 2025, Member States were briefed by UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder on the progress of the UN80 initiative.
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The Secretary-General shared a progress report on Thursday on structural reforms and programme realignments under the UN80 Initiative, setting out proposals to make the United Nations more coherent, effective and better…
The United Nations has finalised the revised estimates for its 2026 proposed programme budget, outlining more than $500 million in reductions, while also introducing the first measures of the UN80 Initiative.
As part of the UN80 Initiative, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has presented a set of proposals to Member States to make the UN more efficient, coherent and impactful.
