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Bashellet supports UN80 reform but warns against hollowing out field operations
Summary
In an interactive General Assembly dialogue, Michelle Bashellet backed the UN80 reform drive while urging member states to protect field capacity, uphold the intergovernmental process and move to a less‑earmarked financing model.
During the leadership segment of the General Assembly interactive dialogue, Michele Bashellet endorsed the UN80 reform agenda as necessary to make the United Nations more effective, transparent and results‑oriented — but she repeatedly cautioned that cost‑cutting must not come at the expense of field capacity.
Bashellet told delegations that UN80 should prioritize operational efficiency, mandate rationalization and structural coherence…
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