The UN80 initiative was launched by Secretary-General António Guterres in March 2025 as the UN marks its 80th anniversary.
In resolution 79/318 , the General Assembly welcomed the Secretary-General’s efforts and looked forward to receiving the relevant proposals.
In decision 79/571, the Assembly established an informal ad hoc working group, open to all Member States and observers, to consider the Secretary-General’s proposals under Workstream 2 of the UN80 Initiative and to identify principles and follow-up actions to improve the creation, delivery and review of mandates.
For the UN system, the initiative is coordinated by the UN80 Task Force, chaired by Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy.
The seven clusters:
To drive reforms system-wide, in May 2025, the Secretary-General established seven UN80 Clusters grouped by thematic focus and led at the Principals’ level:
- Peace and security – coordinated by DPPA, DPO, OCT, ODA
- Development (Secretariat) – coordinated by DESA, UNCTAD, ECA, UNEP
- Development (UN System) – coordinated by UNDP, UNOPS, UNICEF, DCO, UN WOMEN
- Humanitarian – coordinated by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM
- Human Rights – coordinated by OHCHR
- Training & research – coordinated by UNITAR, UNU
- Specialized agencies – coordinated by ITU, ILO
These clusters report to the UN80 Task Force, presenting recommendations across the three workstreams.
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