Remarks of the United Nations Secretary-General at an informal meeting of the General Assembly on the UN80 Initiative.
Briefing by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the informal meeting of the General Assembly on the next phase of the UN80 Initiative. Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity. Since I last briefed you on the UN80 Initiative, work has advanced across all three workstreams. Let me begin with a brief update. With respect to the first workstream on efficiencies and improvements, we are finalizing a first package of concrete proposals -- aimed at strengthening accountability, improving service delivery and reducing costs across the United Nations system, with particular attention to those who are most in need of our support. For the Secretariat, these proposals will be reflected in the revised estimates for the 2026 programme budget, to be submitted for consideration to the General Assembly in the upcoming session. Further work will be developed after this proposal and it will be included in our proposals for the program...
