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U.N. outlines UN80 reform streams; appoints expert group to develop measures beyond GDP
Summary
Secretary‑General António Guterres described UN80 as three workstreams to identify efficiencies, review mandates and consider structural change. The U.N. appointed an independent high‑level expert group to recommend measures beyond GDP with work beginning with a closed briefing.
António Guterres, U.N. secretary-general, said the UN80 initiative is structured around three workstreams: identify efficiencies and improvements under current arrangements; review implementation of mandates given by member states; and consider structural changes and program realignment across the U.N. system.
The secretary-general said the secretariat has identified more than 3,600 individual mandates for the Secretariat alone and that relevant entities will be invited to propose consolidation and efficiency opportunities. He also said some secretariat functions in…
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