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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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General Assembly: Update on the UN80 Initiative | 23 October 2025

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Letter from the Informal Ad Hoc Working Group on UN80 Initiative | 7 October 2025

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

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Resources & Documents

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…

Â鶹´«Ã½ 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