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General Assembly: 89th plenary meeting, 79th session.

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- Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council - Item 122 Action on the draft oral decision - Strengthening of the United Nations system - Item 123: draft resolution (A/79/L.118) Action on the draft resolution Cooperation between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States - Item 125 (w): draft resolution (A/79/L.114) Action on the draft resolution. Watch the General Assembly: 89th plenary meeting, 79th session!

General Assembly: 87th plenary meeting, 79th session.

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- Global health and foreign policy - Item 127: note by the Secretary-General (A/79/915) Debate on the item - Report of the United Nations Youth Office - Item 134: report of the Secretary-General (A/79/986)* Debate on the item - Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of the International Conferences on Financing for Development - Item 17: draft resolution (A/79/L.109) Action on the draft resolution - Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, persons with disabilities and the family - Item 26 (b): draft decision (A/79/L.115)  Action on the draft decision Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia - residual functions - Item 88: draft resolution (A/79/L.116/Rev.1) Action on the draft resolution - Confirmation of the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - Item 116 (h): note by the Secretary-General (A/79/996) - United Nations reform: measures and proposals...

Remarks of the United Nations Secretary-General at an informal meeting of the General Assembly on the UN80 Initiative.

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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...

Informal meeting of the plenary to hear an update on the UN80 Initiative.

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The Secretary-General will present the report of the mandate implementation review. Related Sites and Documents:  UN80 Initiative  and  Letter by the President of the General Assembly Watch the General Assembly: Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing by the Secretary-General on the UN80 Initiative - 79th session! General Assembly .