Enhancing our operations
Effective functioning of the Organization
Our achievements
The Organization’s focus on efficiency drives our budget formulation and execution. This approach has been important during a prolonged period of financial constraints; the Organization needs to maintain the delivery of mandates while operating in a context of decreased liquidity. Improvements in our operations have made the Organization more effective and cost-efficient. To ensure a fit-for-purpose United Nations equipped for the twenty-first century, the Secretary-General launched the UN80 Initiative – a system-wide effort to identify operational efficiencies, review the implementation of mandates and identify opportunities for structural reforms.
We must go beyond reaffirming our commitment to efficiency – actively demonstrating the progress we are achieving across our operations.
Catherine Pollard
Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance
We will continue to work to enhance efficiencies, promote effectiveness, and maximize positive client experiences, improving, redesigning, and streamlining operational support processes. We will also integrate positive legacy into all relevant areas of planning and operations.
Atul Khare
Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support
Our work and our people
- 35,000+
United Nations Secretariat staff members - 459
duty stations worldwide - $69B
expenditure of the entire United Nations system (including the specialized agencies, funds and programmes).