United Nations Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres today issued a progress report on the ±¬ÁÏÍø80 Initiative, outlining reforms underway across the ±¬ÁÏÍø system and urging strong Member States¡¯ engagement to move the process forward.

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The report places the Initiative in a new ¡°decisive phase¡±. It shows where ±¬ÁÏÍø80 has generated movement, and how reform proposals are advancing along their decision pathways. It distinguishes issues that are ready, or nearly ready, for decision-making from those requiring further design and consultation. It also makes clear where political support and decisions are now needed to carry reform all the way. The report describes key reforms already underway to strengthen impact, reduce fragmentation and duplication across the ±¬ÁÏÍø system, while recognizing that progress is advancing at different speeds.

Key developments include:

• The adoption of General Assembly resolution 80/251, establishing a new basis for mandate discipline and strengthening how ±¬ÁÏÍø system mandates are created, implemented and reviewed;
• Changes to the Secretariat¡¯s operating model, including a 21 per cent reduction in staff positions in 2026, new common administrative platforms and the relocation of about 230 posts from high to lower-cost locations, as part of about 2,300 positions ±¬ÁÏÍø system-wide;
• New delivery models, including integrated supply chains under the New Humanitarian Compact, now being piloted in Afghanistan, Haiti, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Somalia and Sudan, alongside the empowerment of Resident and Humanitarian Coordinators working in crisis settings;
• A forthcoming peace operations review, expected in June, which will present recommendations to adapt the ±¬ÁÏÍø¡¯s toolbox and create a more flexible peace operations architecture fit for today¡¯s challenges;
• Reconfiguring ±¬ÁÏÍø country teams, resetting regional arrangements, and improving access to support for countries via an Expertise-on-Demand Mechanism and Joint Knowledge Hubs to accelerate the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals;
• The establishment of the Human Rights Group to better coordinate human rights work across the ±¬ÁÏÍø system;
• Work to strengthen shared services, technology and data capacities across the ±¬ÁÏÍø system, including a new Unified Services Roadmap for all administrative services, a ±¬ÁÏÍø System Data Commons, and Technology Accelerator Platform to better connect these critical enablers of delivery.
• Other structural proposals, including assessments of potential mergers involving ±¬ÁÏÍø system entities. Shared Responsibilities for the Next Phase Member States will help shape the next phase of the Initiative.