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Espinosa vows to make the UN 'results‑oriented' and to use mandate review to close 'delivery' gap
Summary
In response to an Al Jazeera question about a reported 'crisis of delivery,' Secretary‑General candidate Madame Espinosa said she would prioritize results, rationalize mandates and use the mandate review process and UN entity review to improve implementation.
Addressing a question from Al Jazeera English about what she would do differently to address a perceived "crisis of delivery" at the United Nations, Madame Espinosa said she would focus the organization on results and implementation.
"Words matter here and impact and a results‑oriented organization is what I would like to help build," she told reporters. Espinosa described a broad approach to narrowing what she called the UN's "implementation gap": using the current UN entity process and the ongoing mandate review to help the organization focus, prioritize and rationalize work so that Secretariat machinery is better aligned to serve member states.
Espinosa framed delivery as a shared responsibility between member states and the Secretariat and said she would bring "energy" and a results focus to the office if elected. She did not provide a detailed, itemized plan for the first 12 months beyond the stated priorities of prioritization, rationalization and mandate review, nor did she name specific programmatic changes during the session.
The candidate's remarks place emphasis on high‑level management and prioritization tools already under discussion at the UN (entity reviews and mandate reviews) rather than on immediate operational interventions or named personnel changes.
