Top officials updated Member States on Monday, 6 April, on selected proposals under the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 reform initiative, including an initial assessment of a possible merger between the gender equality agency, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women, and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ reproductive health agency, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFPA, as well as updates on the technology and data tracks.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly on Tuesday, 31 March, adopted a landmark resolution to strengthen how Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ mandates - the decisions taken by Member States that guide the Organisation¡¯s work - are created, implemented and reviewed across the system.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ outlined how it intends to advance one of its most comprehensive system-wide reform efforts in decades, as Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder presented the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 Initiative Action Plan. The plan brings the Secretary-General¡¯s major Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 reform proposals into a single, coherent structure to streamline efforts that will make the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ system deliver better.
On Friday, 27 February, the General Assembly was briefed on the latest developments of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 Initiative ¨C a system-wide reform effort to make the organisation more effective and fit for the future ¨C including progress on the New Humanitarian Compact and on training and research reforms.
The Secretary-General shared a progress report on Thursday on structural reforms and programme realignments under the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 Initiative, setting out proposals to make the United Nations more coherent, effective and better equipped to respond to global challenges.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 Initiative.
As part of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 Initiative, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres has presented a set of proposals to Member States to make the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ more efficient, coherent and impactful.
The text, adopted by consensus, ¡° welcomes the efforts of the Secretary?General to strengthen the United Nations in order to keep pace with a changing world¡±.
On 24 June, Member States heard how the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is progressing with a new plan to ensure the world body remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the billions of people it serves.
In a world grappling with growing crises, deepening inequalities, and eroding trust in global institutions, the United Nations has launched an ambitious effort to strengthen how it serves people everywhere.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo / Rick Bajornas
Briefing Member States in New York, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General outlined a wide-ranging effort to revamp how the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ system operates ¨C cutting costs, streamlining operations, and modernizing its approach.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres launches the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ80 Initiative
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo / Manuel El¨ªas
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is prioritising reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of a continued push to modernize the Organization.