US EditionUN launches reform initiative as it nears its 80th anniversary and faces funding cuts
- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the UN80 Initiative to enhance the organization's efficiency as it approaches its 80th anniversary.
- Only 75 out of 193 member states have paid their full contributions for 2025, contributing to a liquidity crisis for the U.N.
- Guterres is leading an internal task force focusing on improving efficiency, reviewing mandates, and evaluating structural reforms.
- Guterres expressed approval of a proposed 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, calling it a positive step towards achieving a just peace.
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Africa: United Nations' New Efficiency Initiative Is Aiming for Structural Changes to Operations
United Nations -- The United Nations chief announced on Wednesday (March 12) a new initiative that aims to assess areas of efficiency and improvement for the international organization to expand its efforts and recognize the need "for even greater urgency and ambition."
On the 12th, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that the UN will embark on structural reforms aimed at making the organization more "efficient" in order to deal with the organization's severe financial situation, which marks the 80th anniversary of the organization's founding this year. At a press conference at the UN headquarters, he said, "We will create a stronger and more effective UN, worthy of the 21st century."
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