THE textIntroduced by Russia and adopted without vote, “Welcome to the efforts of the Secretary General to strengthen the United Nations in order to follow the pace of a changing worldAnd calls on the United Nations entities and specialized agencies to align their “if necessary” reform efforts.
In resolution, the 193 members’ assembly “recognizes the central role of the Member States in the reform process, which should be inclusive and transparent».
He also “is also delighted to receive, in accordance with the established procedures”, the proposals of the Secretary General under the initiative, “taking into account the need to have clearly defined objectives and an approach based on evidence, and aimed at strengthening the United Nations impact and improving its agility, responsiveness and restraint in all three pillar of efforts and the duration of the duration of the United States.
Spear By the secretary general in March, the UN80 initiative focuses on three priorities: improving operational efficiency, assessing how mandates – or key tasks – of member states are implemented and exploring structural reforms in the United Nations system.
Mixed timing reactions
Several delegations have expressed support for the reform effort, but have questioned the time of resolution.
Speaking for the European Union, Denmark said that the process was “premature and unnecessarily precipitated”, noting that the limited time for consultations “has not allowed constructive commitment that such an initiative requires”.
Australia, on behalf of the Canz group (Canada, Australia and New Zealand), has echoed this opinion, warning that an early resolution “may limit the scope and ambition of future proposals”.
Switzerland, speaking for a group including Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, also stressed that the reform should be “ambitious and strategic”, based on existing assets while ensuring long -term efficiency.
Japan underlined its “commitment to multilateralism” and said that the initiative responded to the urgency of revitalizing the UN.
“The success of the UN80 initiative is based on our shared and complementary responsibilities,” said his delegate.
Member States on the driver’s seat
Exparing its right of response, Russia rejected the assertions that the text was precipitated, claiming that it had “carried out several consultation cycles” and “taken into account the red lines specified by the delegations, which were released in the silence procedure”.
The procedure of silence defines a window of time so that the delegations express objections to a draft resolution or decision before being officially acted.
The Russian delegate declared that the resolution puts the Member States “in the driving force of this process” while recognizing the prerogative of the Secretary General as administrative director under the Charter of the United Nations.
“We are looking for success in the UN adaptation to current and future challenges,” said the Russian delegate, describing the adoption of the resolution “a very important step” to ensure universal support for the initiative.
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