The Secretary -General launches the “United Nations initiative 80” to modernize the organization and make it more effective

This coincides with the eighties of the founding of the United Nations. During his talk to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Guterres said this anniversary “A suitable time to expand all our efforts, while admitting the need for more urgency and ambition.”

Guterres revealed the formation of a dedicated internal workplace led by the Undersecretary of the Secretary -General of Gay Ryder Policy, whose mission is to submit proposals to member states In three main areas:

Firstly, Speedly identifying competencies and improvements in the way the organization works.

secondly, A comprehensive review of the implementation of the states granted by the United Nations member states, which the Secretary -General said has increased significantly in recent years.

Third, Make a strategic review of deeper structural changes and reorganizing programs in the United Nations system.

Guterres confirmed that, under the leadership of the President of the United Nations General Assembly, regular consultations will be held with member states to make concrete decisions to discuss and make decisions. He said that the goal is to move as soon as possible in the areas where he possesses power, and urges member states to make decisions that fall within their responsibilities.

The Secretary -General said the United Nations budgets “It is not just numbers, but rather a matter of life or death for millions of people around the world,” Stressing the necessity of guaranteeing value for money and enhancing common values. He called for building “United nations are stronger and more effective that serve people and comply with the twenty -first century.”

The need for the United Nations is greater than ever

The Secretary -General of the United Nations said that our world faces challenges on all fronts, “and since the United Nations reflects this world in all its aspects, we feel it in all our actions.” He added:

“They are timeless times and the inability to predict intensively. However, there are some more clear facts than ever: the need for the United Nations is greater than ever. Our values ​​are more convenient than ever. The needs are greater than ever.”

The Secretary -General warned that the more the United Nations joint efforts to address major challenges around the world increase, the less the burden on individual countries to do so on its own, noting that the United Nations emerges as the place of a fundamental and unique meeting of peace to promote peace, sustainable development and human rights.

Liquidity

But the Secretary -General said that the resources are shrinking in all fields – and it has remained for a long period of time. For example, the United Nations has faced a liquidity crisis for at least seven years “because all member states do not pay their entirely prescribed”, and many of them are not paid at the specified time as well. “

The Secretary -General explained that he had begun in an ambitious reform agenda since the first day of his mandate, “in order for the United Nations to be more effective and costly, to simplify procedures and apply decentralization in decision -making, to enhance transparency and accountability, to transfer capabilities to areas such as data and digital.”

Future Charter

The Secretary -General explained that Future Charter AndUnited Nations 2.0 Which summarizes the vision of the Secretary -General of the United Nations Family, relates to the United Nations modernization of the twenty -first century, indicating that these efforts are not goals in themselves, but rather to provide a better service to people whose lives depend on our existence.

He continued, saying: “It relates to taxpayers who work hard all over the world and who finance everything we do. It relates to ensuring the appropriate conditions for everyone who serves under the United Nations flag while they are doing their decisive work.”

For all these reasons, the Secretary -General said it is necessary for a complex and decisive organizational system to undergo a strict and regular auditing to assess the extent of its suitability to perform his goals efficiently.