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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — The United Nations, through its three main organs and their subsidiary bodies, has issued more than 40,000 mandates since 1946, but 85 percent of the mandates in force do not contain provisions for review or termination, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
Addressing UN Member States with the report “Review of Mandate Implementation – UN80 Initiative: Workflow 2”, A. Guterres identified a number of problems in their implementation: cumbersome processes, duplication, overlapping structures and a growing gap between mandates and resources.
The UN Secretary-General has put forward several proposals for consideration concerning the development, implementation, review and evaluation of mandates.
He proposed creating digital registries of mandates that would allow for early identification of possible duplication. He also proposed making mandates more concise, clear, targeted and with realistic funding requirements.
Last year, the UN system held 27,000 meetings involving 240 bodies. More than half of all mandates require reporting. In 2023 alone, the UN Secretariat produced 1,100 reports, and three out of five reports deal with recurring themes, according to the UN chief.
In this regard, A. Guterres proposed reducing the number of meetings and reports, as well as introducing a more transparent and targeted system of monitoring and reporting on the implementation of tasks.
He stressed that mandates are a matter for UN member states. “They are an expression of your will. They are the sole property and responsibility of member states.”
According to A. Guterres, the role of the UN “is to implement them fully, faithfully and effectively.” “My responsibility is to ensure that the Secretariat has the necessary resources and capabilities to implement the direction you have chosen,” the Secretary-General concluded. –0–
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