Addressing the journalists at the New York Headquarters on Wednesday, the top UN official said that these reforms are not only about internal processes, but are also targeted to improve concrete in the fields of peace, development and human assistance.
In these efforts, it will be ensured that the public fund is used wisely and transparent.
“These efforts are not in itself. They focus on serving those people whose lives depend on us. They are about the hard -working taxpayers around the world who take economic responsibility for our every task. “
The United Nations will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its establishment this year. The target is to prepare the UN mechanisms, priorities and campaigns in accordance with the 21st century through other efforts, including the consent letter and UN 2.0 for the future. UN 80 The initiative called will carry forward these efforts.
Ambitious reform
UN general secretary Has led a comprehensive improvement agenda with the intention of simplifying the processes in the year 2017, strengthening the decision-making process, strengthening the decision-making process, strengthening transparency and giving priority to data and digital capacity.
Through this, efforts are being made to make the functioning of the United Nations more efficient and economical than ever.
He said that it is very important that a complex and important organizational system like the United Nations, passing themselves through a strict and regular review process, so that the ability to fulfill your responsibility can be tested efficiently.
According to him, this year the 80th anniversary of the United Nations is an important moment to expand all our efforts, to understand the importance of working with faster and ambition.
Not just the statistics
Under the UN80 initiative, a task fork led by Under General Secretary Cow Rider has been formed, which will present its proposals in three important areas.
These are to identify efficiency and improvement measures, review the process of implementing the mandate from member countries, and strategic reviews to make structure changes and programs to conform to them.
General Secretary Guteresh said that these efforts are more than only technical matters.
“The budget balance sheet in the United Nations is not limited to only numbers. They are a question of life and death for millions of people around the world. “
Cash crisis
According to General Secretary Guterresh, the United Nations is a unique forum to carry out peace and security collectively, sustainable development and human rights. However, the organization is currently facing financial difficulties.
Resources are shrinking on every front and this has been happening for a long time. The United Nations “has faced a cash crisis in the last seven years, as not all member countries fully contribute and many countries do not pay in time.
As of March 11, 2025, only 75 out of 193 of the United Nations have fully paid their contribution to the organization’s annual budget of $ 3.72 billion. The UN Mahasabha approved this budget in the month of December last year.
At the same time, till December 31 in 2024, 152 countries fully contributed their share, while in 2023 this number was 142.
Through regular budget, other important programs including political matters, international justice and law, regional cooperation for development, human rights and humanitarian matters are conducted. However, there is a separate system for UN peacekeeping campaign.
Decision of member countries
The UN chief vowed to regularly consult with all member countries under the leadership of the General Assembly Speaker, which would discuss the progress towards improvement, assess progress and discuss concrete proposals.
“My aim is to take forward the steps in the areas with my administrative rights as soon as possible, and the decisions will be urged to consider the member countries.”
He stressed that there are huge requirements and the goal is clear: a strong and more effective United Nations, which realizes people’s expectations and conforms to the 21st century.