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Building a stronger, more effective UN

The UN80 initiative is the United Nations' ambitious, system-wide reform effort to respond to a vital question: 'How can the UN adapt to become more agile, integrated, and equipped to respond to today’s complex global challenges amid tightening resources?'

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Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Guy Ryder explains the UN80 Initiative launched by the UN Secretary-General in March 2025

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Report of the Secretary-General - Shifting Paradigms: United to Deliver | 18 September 2025

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Inaugural meeting of Ad Hoc Working Group on UN80 Initiative | 16 September 2025

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Every Step Matters for Impact: Mandate Implementation Review | 31 July 2025

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Developed as part of the UN80 Initiative, this registry serves as a transparency tool for understanding UN mandates and programmes.

On 18 July 2025, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution on the Secretary‑General’s UN80 Initiative to strengthen and streamline the United Nations system.
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The Secretary-General shared a progress report on Thursday on structural reforms and programme realignments under the UN80 Initiative, setting out proposals to make the United Nations more coherent, effective and better…

The United Nations 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 UN80 Initiative.

As part of the UN80 Initiative, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has presented a set of proposals to Member States to make the UN more efficient, coherent and impactful.
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The need is great and the goal is clear: an even stronger and more effective United Nations that delivers for people and is tuned to the 21st century.
ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, Secretary-General of the United Nations