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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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Co-Chairs letter to Member States

12 November 2025

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UN80 Initiative Action Plan

07 November 2025

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UN Mandate Source Registry

24 July 2025

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Key documents

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Report - Shifting Paradigms: United to Deliver

Shifting Paradigms: United to Deliver is a progress report by the Secretary-General that explores and proposes possible structural changes and programme realignments across the United Nations system.

In support of the objectives of the UN80 Initiative, the Secretary-General’s report on the revised estimates relating to the proposed programme for 2026 reflects the revised resource requirements arising from the initial…
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Report of the Mandate Implementation Review

The Report of the Mandate Implementation Review analyzes the full mandate lifecycle, from creation to implementation and reviewing. It presents how the United Nations turns Member State decisions into operational results.
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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

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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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