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U.N. secretary-general urges digital registries, shorter mandates and fewer reports to curb duplication
Summary
The United Nations secretary-general presented a report proposing digital mandate registries, clearer and shorter mandates, fewer meetings and reports, and steps to address fragmented funding and oversight across the U.N. system; the document is offered to member states for consideration under the U.N.80 initiative.
The Secretary-General presented a report to member states outlining proposals to improve how U.N. mandates are created, delivered and reviewed, urging a shift toward digital registries, clearer mandates and fewer, better-targeted reports.
The report, presented under the U.N.80 initiative, frames the problem as a growing gap between the number and complexity of mandates and the resources and systems available to implement them. The Secretary-General said the aim is not to question member states’ authority over mandates but to make implementation “more effective, more efficient, and with greater impact.”
The report highlights three stages of the mandate life cycle: creation, delivery and review. For mandate creation, it recommends a system-wide, accessible digital mandate registry and use of AI-assisted analysis to flag duplication before new mandates are adopted. “There is no easy way to know what already exists,” the Secretary-General said,…
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