Informal meeting of the plenary to hear a briefing on the UN80 Initiative - General Assembly, 80th session

Good morning everyone. On behalf of the President of the General Assembly, I called to order the informal meeting on the Plenary to hear a briefing on the UN 80 initiative. I would like to take this opportunity to warmly welcome all of you to this briefing. I now I will now make a statement. On behalf of the President of General Assembly Excellencies, thank you for joining this briefing on the UN80 initiative. Today's session will focus on three work packages under Work Stream 3, the Regional Reset, which seeks to reorganize regional capacities of the UN Development system by better aligning global mandates, regional strategies and country level implementation, while positioning regional commissions as physical hubs, joint knowledge hubs, which aim to address the current fragmentation of expertise by consolidating knowledge and making it more accessible to Member States through integrated data and thematic platforms and the shared platform initiatives designed to strengthen collaboration between humanitarian and development functions while simplifying the work of Resident Coordinators and Humanitarian Coordinators. Excellencies. More than one year into this process, both the scope and ambition of these reforms are coming into sharper focus, with tangible benchmarks now being met across all three work streams. This progress is reflected in the recently adopted resolution on Mandate creation and implementation and review. To sustain this momentum, we must now ensure continuity in implementation. In this regard, I, the President, have appointed Ambassador Brian Wales, Permanent Representative of Jamaica, and Ambassador Merete Bratistedt, Permanent Representative of Norway, to lead the Ad Hoc Working Group on Mandate Implementation Review. It is also evident in the release last week of the Final Consolidated Report on Strategic Merger Assessment of UN FPA and UN Women, which provided a basis for advancing discussions going forward. Likewise, the Comprehensive Guide on Progress and Next steps for the UN 80 initiative, circulated earlier this week, promises to be a valuable tool for delegates and responds directly to Member States requests for greater clarity on process and decision making. Looking ahead the Secretary General's forthcoming Consolidated Report on the full breadth of the UN8 initiative will fully support our efforts, serving as a practical guide outlining decision making, pathways, timelines and key intergovernmental milestones. Colleagues, these regular briefings are designed not only to keep Member States informed, but to maintain the momentum required to advance all work streams in tandem. They also serve a broader purpose to ensure accountability and transparency and to reinforce clear lines of communication between Member States and the Secretariat. Ultimately, success will not be measured by the number of initiatives we launch, but by the improvements we deliver on the ground. So let us build on our shared commitment and ensure that this process translates into meaningful and lasting impact for the people we serve. I thank you. I Now give the floor to Mr. Guy Ryder, under Secretary General for Policy.

Thank you very much, Mr. President, Deputy Secretary General, Excellencies, dear colleagues, thank you all for joining us today for this informal briefing to the General assembly on the UN80 initiative. It is the fourth such briefing this year, and I want to thank everybody for your continued and active engagement in this process. We're fully aware of the significant time and effort that you are investing in the UN 80 initiative, and I think we have some reason to be encouraged by the progress that we have been able to record to date. We are engaging on some of the most complex issues facing the UN system, including optimizing our country and regional presence, unifying support systems and services and procurement and better leveraging technology. And I think that we are making progress both in how we understand these challenges. We've gone through a process, I think, of quite deep analysis and then, and more and more now how we are shaping solutions together. So once again, thank you for this continued commitment. Excellencies, in previous exchanges, you asked for greater clarity, greater clarity on progress across each of the work packages and perhaps even more importantly, on the next steps, pathways for decision making. And for these reasons and in response to those calls, I'm pleased to introduce our new report. You've referred to it, Mr. President, entitled Progress and Next A Comprehensive Guide to the UNAT Initiative Work Packages. We've shared it online through E Delegates earlier in the week, and we've distributed hard copies in the room this morning. Now, as I had the opportunity to say at our last meeting, the purpose of this guide is to serve as a navigational tool. It offers concise snapshots of where we stand on each package, as well as the pathways and timelines for decision making by intergovernmental organs where relevant. In other words, the comprehensive guide clarifies when and through which organs decisions are expected to be taken for each work package, and we believe this responds to a need that you have previously expressed. At the same time, I think it's important for me to say what this guide does not try to do. It is not intended to provide a substantive analysis of each individual work package, but rather, as I've said, it is intended to help you navigate the next steps and decision making processes. I'll come back to this issue of more substantive analysis at the end of my remarks. To do all of this, we have adopted in the report a very simple, consistent format across every one of the work packages, making it, we hope, easy to find and compare information in a comparable way across work packages. The document covers all work packages set out in the UNAT Initiative Action Plan, encompassing the actions across all three work streams. President Excellencies, I'm just going to briefly walk you through the format of the guide using just one example. It's a random example and what you find if you open this report is really quite a simple format. We have at the top of each page a statement of the objective that we wish to achieve with the work package. We wanted to make that objective clear in a single sentence and then that is followed by the actions how we get there that we are undertaking to achieve that objective. And this language should be familiar to you. It is drawn directly from the UN 80 Action Plan. There's nothing new here. We then outline progress made to date on the actions concerned and finally go on. And perhaps this is where your attention will most likely fall to talk about next steps and decisions. And we set out here the work planned for the coming months and importantly whether or not an intergovernmental process is envisaged. And at the bottom of the page you will find a quick summary chart. This chart brings together the key elements of the page at a glance. The pathways to decisions, the products that you can expect for each individual work package, and the consideration by intergovernmental organs where that is applicable. Now, a word about the types of products that are identified in this report. Let me explain again that the introduction to the Guide in the introduction to the comprehensive Guide, we explain that there are three main categories of products that you can expect. Firstly, for actions where Member States are expected to deliberate and take a decision, there will be Secretary General or other official reports presenting the necessary and relevant analysis and proposals. That's the first category for action where no intergovernmental process is envisaged at this stage. We will provide Secretary General information briefs on the specific work package in question outlining key findings and approaches. That's the second category. And the third category, and you know this from the work on mandates in particular, is that in some cases we will also provide operational tools such as registries and websites, some of those you have already seen. Now, towards the end of the guide you will find a timeline. Here it is a timeline that provides an at a glance overview of the expected products from different work packages, as well as a list of which proposals will be submitted for consideration by Member States. Now, the idea of this timeline is to help you plan for when the various outputs will be delivered. In some cases, timelines are still being finalized and they are listed necessarily under the heading of later or to be determined and you'll note that that applies, for example, to the reports on the UNDP UNOPS and the UNFPA UN Women Merger Assessments simply because we don't have the timelines concretely determined in advance of consultations with the Executive Boards, which are still ongoing now. As of now, you can therefore expect more than 10 standalone official reports with relevant unity information. That would include the program budget for 2027 and the report of the QCPR implementation and the report also of the UNITR UNSSC merger. So in excess of 10 official reports. In addition, you can also expect over 20 information briefs, including on such matters as the Unified Services Roadmap Technology and the Human Rights Group. And in addition, you can expect more new tools to be developed relating to mandate creation support and to the Data Commons. So we do hope that this Guide will help you in navigating where we stand today and where we are heading across the full range of work packages. We're trying to give you comprehensive visibility on this and of course the UNAT team remain available at all times to provide any additional information or clarification that you may require as you review this Guide. Let me also say a few words, as I indicated earlier on, about some other steps that we will be taking to supplement and complement the Guide before you this morning. The calendar on the screen now highlights some of the key dates that we anticipate in the coming months. They are reference points for you. In just over two weeks, the Chief Executive Board for Coordination, the UN System's principal coordination body, will meet and this will be an important opportunity for the system to align on some key proposals. And following that meeting, the Secretary General will be presenting to you a further report, as I've said, to complement the Guide that you have now, which will provide a broader analysis and political orientation on the substantive issues before you as the UN80 initiative enters its final critical stage. The Secretary General has indicated his intention to, with the agreement of the pga, to brief the General assembly on this further report in the informal plenary briefings either in May or in June. We will confirm the timing in due course, but we do hope with these two complementary reports you will have the fullest possible information to assist you as we move towards decisions and delivery in June, meetings of intergovernmental organs, such as the Executive Board meetings of various agencies, funds and programs. The ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development segment will provide further opportunities for engagement on relevant work packages. Mr. President, Excellencies, that is the presentation I wanted to make of the Guide to you today as you've indicated, President, we have three work packages on the agenda for today's briefing. The Shared Platform Initiative, Cross pillar effort between the Development and humanitarian pillars, the Regional Reset and the Joint Knowledge Hubs. Both aimed at strengthening our Development pillar. And I want to express real appreciation to the Deputy Secretary General and to my colleagues, the principals who are with us today and who are leading on these work packages. Let me conclude by saying that we continue to engage closely with you. We are listening carefully to your guidance and to hear what your needs are as we move forward. And once again, your continued engagement is absolutely vital if we are to produce the results that we have set our sights upon. Thank you, President.

I thank the Under Secretary General for Policy. I now give the floor to Ms. Amina Muhammad, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations.

Thank you, President. USG Rider, really pleased to update you on the Shared Platform Initiative. And I'm joined, I believe, by ERSC Tom Fletcher, who will be speaking from Somalia. Our resident and humanitarian coordinators work in some of the most complex environments. They deserve systems that work as hard as they do. And the Shared Platform Initiative is our commitment to make that happen by cutting through complexity and building collaboration between humanitarian and development action. We're pursuing this across four areas. Co location of our offices, a common performance framework, clearer accountability lines and a stronger joint strategy for transitions. A dedicated task team has driven this work forward. It's been led by Edem Wasson, the Director of Operations in Ocha and Gary Corneille, our incoming Resident Coordinator for Kenya. We're now in implementation and most actions will be delivered by October 2026. Let me take you through two of those areas now. First, the performance management. Today Our double hatted RCHCs navigate multiple appraisal systems across multiple entities. It duplicates efforts and it does get in the way of the work that matters most. That changes now. For the first time, our rcs and hcs will have one joint work plan discussion bringing together common objectives alongside mandate specific priorities. This will mean one single self appraisal, one consolidated appraisal document. Less administration, clear expectations and above all, more time for the people they serve. On the second issue, transitions in eight countries. Cameroon, Colombia, Eritrea, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. We are at a critical turning point. Internationally coordinated humanitarian response is transitioning to national coordination. The development response must now step forward and step up. Our resident coordinators have developed transition strategies to assure that no country is left in a vacuum. These have been shared with the Joint steering committee. Aligning UN agency support behind the priorities that the RCHCs themselves have identified. We have backed this with funding through a special allocation from the RC System Rapid Release Fund. We have deployed surge capacity on the ground and we're making sure that corporation frameworks and UN country teams are reaching the vulnerable populations who previously depended on humanitarian assistance. Soon we will conduct a lessons learned exercise across the eight contexts to help us build a more standardized approach for future transitions. Tom will now take us through the remaining two areas of the Action Plan Office co locations and clearer accountability lines. Mr. President, I hand back to you.

Thank you Under Secretary General or the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations. Anything happen? Okay, I now give the floor to the To Mr. Tom Fletcher, under Secretary General, Humanitarian affairs and Emergency Relief coordinator.

Thank you Mr. President and renewed thanks to the DSG for her leadership of this work. Excellencies, I'm calling you, as the DSG says, from Mogadishu, I've spent the day in Badawa in the southwest of Somalia and many of the decisions we're taking there, including as part of the humanitarian reset, are about hyper prioritisation, the focus on life saving work. But visiting is also a reminder of why this work on the Shared Platform initiative is so important, bringing together the humanitarian and development pillars much more clearly. Because, for example, the people I'm meeting today are worried about the combination of flash floods and droughts. Now we can get down there and meet those humanitarian needs as much as we can, but without that development investment into water storage, water trucking, dams, water infrastructure, we won't be able to properly turn that situation around. So as the DSG has described, we've made good progress on this strand of work and it aligns with the work under the new humanitarian compact on which I've already briefed you. And many thanks indeed for the support for that work and for your feedback to me over that session and of course to my colleagues, the QUINT principles. This also aligns, of course, as many of you have asked repeatedly. It does align, of course, with the humanitarian reset. The two things are mutually reinforcing. As the DSG says, two more key aspects. First, our goal to promote CO location between the OCHA offices and the Resident coordinator offices, the RCOs. In my experience, our best operations are where the HCRC and the OCHA office and RCO are working hand in glove. We're co located now in 23 out of 52 locations. We want to drive that number up. The DSG and I every time we go on a country visit are asking why aren't you CO located yet? And we're looking for that to be the default CO location. So in the next phase, with support from Headquarters, we'll address issues that are holding this up around space leases and costs always pushing towards colocation. The objective is clear. We want physical CO location at country level, which then simplifies and strengthens the work of RC hcs. Second, and then the final of our four areas of work, we want to improve the accountability lines towards our Cs and HCs. That means clarifying the respective accountability lines of resident coordinators to their UN country teams and vice versa. It's a two way process through an update of the Management and Accountability Framework, which is the key accountability instrument that we have that defines the roles, responsibilities and relationships within the UN system. At the same time, the accountability of the humanitarian coordinator and the country team and vice versa. Again, that mutual accountability will be strengthened with clear guidance to our colleagues. As a result, you'll see UN country teams and humanitarian country teams operating under much more consistent accountability lines, reporting lines to the resident coordinators and humanitarian coordinators respectively. And of course a reminder that in the humanitarian settings we work in, where we have an RCHC double hatted, it's of course the same person and that's the person who is the embodiment of this joint way of working that we want to see across our efforts. If these measures are implemented as they will be, we expect the Shared Platform initiative will provide the following key Greater operational effectiveness for RCHCs, a simpler, clearer appraisal process for double hatted RCHCs as described by the DSG Clearer accountability in crisis and transition settings and more predictable transitions. The next steps just to close, we're moving full speed ahead with implementation of this work package. We envision envisage finalizing it by October 2026, but we'll of course be updating you along the way. We'll keep you abreast of progress. We envisage updates through ecosoc's operational activities for development and the transition from relief to development segment as described by Guy earlier, and will report back to the SG in October 2026 on progress. He's of course chasing us very hard day to day for those updates and really pushing us to be ambitious. As the DSG says, we'll need your support for this work. While we're working towards strengthening coherence within the system, we'll need you in your capacity as governments and donors to support humanitarian emergency relief while simultaneously ensuring that the most marginalized and vulnerable populations also benefit from development investment and can build resilient communities. Thank You

I thank the Under Secretary General, Parliamentarian affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. I now give back the floor to Madam Amina Mohammad, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. Excellencies. Let me first begin by deeply appreciating the engagement that we've had with Member States and the support of our UN system and of course the UN 80 secretariat in the work that we've had to do on the regional reset. I'm pleased to present the current status of the work. We are still receiving input, particularly from our UN system. This is a complex, complex task of ensuring that we work across all the three pillars in trying to get the regional response from the UN at the space it should be. The regional reset arrives at an inflection point. Regions are carrying more weight, taking on more responsibility and facing challenges that are more complex and more interconnected than ever. And they're doing so as resources come under strain. That said, the regional coordination architecture built in the 2018 reform of the UN Development System has put us on a much stronger footing. The regional collaborative platforms that are co chaired by our regional economic commissions and UNDP in particular have been a significant step forward. For the first time, entities across the system are working through one shared mechanism supported by dco. This is helping us bridge divides between normative and operational work for which has had us held back for far too long. We're seeing tangible results because of them. Regions are tackling what no country can solve alone. Cross border challenges, transboundary initiatives and regional public goods. Access to our regional expertise has improved and satisfaction among governments has gone up. And there are clear examples of delivery at scale for from a comprehensive SDG data platform in Africa to coordinated climate responses in Latin America and the Caribbean. But findings from independent valuations, surveys and consultations that have been held as part of this reset are just as clear that this progress remains incomplete. Over the past eight months, USG Nakimitsu, who has helped shape the recommendations before you, and I have engaged in a series of discussions across the UN regional architecture. I'm also joined today by USG Jens Vandal, whose data and evidence have been essential to this work and he'll present the main findings shortly. Four gaps stand out from our recommendations. First, we are seeing a persistent disconnect between global, regional and country levels. Regional expertise did not consistently translate into country level support and we are not seeing the lessons from implementation feeding back into global policy. Second, there is fragmented access to expertise and knowledge. The system has the capacity but not the interface. There is no predictable system wide way for countries to access regional support and no common platform to match the demand with available expertise. And third, a gap in accountability and alignment. Coordination has improved, but delivery has not followed sufficiently. Incentives for joint action remain weak, engagement with member states is often too ad hoc and regional platforms are not sufficiently anchored in intergovernmental processes. And fourth, integrated approaches across the development, humanitarian and peace pillars remain uneven and insufficiently institutionalized. And at the regional level, regional structures continue to operate largely along pillar specific lines with limited joint analysis, planning and programming. The true cost is revealed in missed opportunities to address the multidimensional risks and the fragmented responses. Taken together, these gaps point to a system that is stronger than it was, but not yet fully fit for purpose. Against this backdrop, the direction of travel then is not about creating new structures. It's about making existing systems work as one and better. This means moving towards a regional offer where assets are systematically aligned to support country priorities, to deliver cross border solutions and to connect global mandates to implementation on the ground. It also means placing country demand at the centre with our resident coordinators acting as the gateway through which regional expertise is mobilized coherently and in time. It also means equipping the regional level to provide analysis and capabilities across the development, humanitarian, peace and human rights pillars so that the UN can support Member States in addressing the multidimensional challenge that they face daily. This does not mean changing mandates, but making sure regional assets work in a way that best supports countries on the sustainable development path. This is the rationale behind the proposed evolution from regional collaborative platforms to our regional platforms for integration, not as new structures, but as more empowered, more accountable hubs that can drive system wide coherence and action. In consultations with the UN entities. We now have areas of work recommendations to translate this direction into a set of practical shifts. As I said earlier, we are still receiving more informed evidence and data from our UN development system. But the first area, strengthening the regional platform itself. Building on the experience of regional collaborative platforms with clearer functions, stronger accountability and the ability to act as a true integration hub. This includes managing expertise on demand, supporting joint analysis and enabling faster, more coordinated responses to crises and transboundary challenges. The second is tightening the link between regional and country levels. Cooperation frameworks should become the anchor for regional support to country teams so that regional work plans, analysis and coalitions are aligned with country priorities and cycles. Third is repositioning issue based coalitions as time bound, demand driven delivery mechanisms. This should focus on results, not just the process and backed by the right incentives for staff and entities to Contribute. Fourth, anchoring expertise on demand at the regional level with a system wide matching function that connects country needs with a full breadth of UN expertise, including for non resident entities. A greater focus on the interoperability that is needed across the system and the financing. Fifth, building integrated data and knowledge ecosystems so that the regional analysis feeds systematically into country programming, global policy supported by interoperable platforms and shared standards. Sixth, adjusting the institutional arrangements and accountability including stronger intergovernmental anchoring, closer alignment with ECOSOC and clearer leadership and decision making structures at the regional level. Seventh, optimizing the regional footprint through more strategic co location, better alignment of capacities and greater transparency on workforce and resources. And you will see the evidence and data that USG Vandal will share shortly. And finally, strengthening funding and partnerships not through new mechanisms, but making better use of the instruments that we already have and we have many and increasing flexible funding and deepening the structured engagement with regional organizations and international financial institutions. Mr. President, Excellencies. The Regional reset at its core a pragmatic agenda. It does not seek to redesign the system, but to make it work better by clarifying the purpose, strengthening interfaces, aligning incentives and ensuring that we understand the backdrop of the three pillars in which we work. Its success will depend not only on the architecture, but on implementation, on whether we can translate these proposals into more timely support to countries, more coherent responses to regional challenges and ultimately more tangible results on the ground. If we get this right and the regional level can become what it was always intended to be. A bridge connecting global ambition with country level impact. Thank you.

I think the Deputy Secret General of the United nations will have briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Jens Wandel, Special Advisor for Reform.

Thank you, Mr. President. I need to know my slides up and visible. Thank you very much. As you can see, the first slide gives a global picture of our regional architecture. From there you can see globally we have 242 UN entities and regional offices. They are distributed across the globe. And in this picture here I'm showing you the voting bloc picture and next slide here's the same picture but a little bit easier to interact with. So Africa has the largest number of regional offices and then followed by Asia Pacific, Latin America, Caribbean and then Western Europe and others, and then Eastern Europe. You can also see that they are for each block you can say there is a concentration, Kenya has the highest in Africa, Thailand and Asia, Panama, Latin American, Caribbean and Turkey in Western Europe and others. So what we are having here is we have regional assets. We have regional assets distributed inside each Region across many countries, typically five to 10 countries in each region. We have some concentration. But nevertheless it is a very distributed system, still regional. And fundamentally the regional reset is addressing a quite heterogeneous set of presence and still get it to work at the regional level. Next slide. Understanding the word regional, we have to spend a little time saying that the United nations have different perspectives on what is regional. So there is a regional perspective that follows the voting blocs and that's the first to the left. And then there is the chief Executive board definition which is from where we get the data. And then there's the regional economic commission architecture, you can say which introduces compared to the voting bloc it introduces. And Western Asia, you can say set of countries that are member of esco. And then finally United nations entities, they have their own definition of regions and sub regions. And broadly there are overlaps between them. But clearly also some member states are member of different. For example Central Asia is member of both ESCAP and ece. And there are other countries that have chosen to be member of different, you could say groupings. So this is what we have to contend with. And it also shows that there's. There's not one perspective on how to understand regional from a geographical lens. And we have had to accommodate the regional resets and the recommendations there. Next slide. I would just now take a deep dive in a few selected areas. The first area is a point speak expertise on demand under Work Package 8 Expertise on Demand. There has been a preliminary call for what kind of expertise sits in various United nations agencies. Now that data is preliminary and I demonstrated or use it here to make one important point and that is this call for data showed that 90% of the expertise that sits in policy normative expertise, even country owned program design, 90% sits between global and regional, also some national, but only 10% sits purely at national level. This is an important data point because it shows the potential of the regional level to be the interface in a very practical way. Organizing and orchestrating that expertise that sits on both non resident agencies, specialized agencies and other types of expertise needs to be organized through the regional layer to impact country level. And that is enforced by another thing. Next slide. We can see when we ask the resident coordinators and their country team, where do you source expertise? Then the dominant place of sourcing is regional level. And again there is data that suggests that the quality of the sourcing and how countries really want to see the response quality that needs to be improved. So it's an important channel and the data suggests that we Just have to better and through doing that we can get increased impact. Next slide. We've just had the discussion or presentation on the on the common platform and how the humanitarian pillar and the development pillar integrates. And therefore we need to look at the integration bodies. So we have looked first as regional economic commissions and dco. Are they CO located? Because these are the two pillars in the regional coordination. And you have the data with you there. Next slide. Then we have added one column then where we introduce where is the regional coordination sitting for the humanitarian pillar. There you will see in Asia and the Pacific, it's in Bangkok. Amman is cop. But also there we're sitting different places. It's just to give a picture of CO location and where it's not CO located. Next slide. So let me stop there and then I just go one slide back, please. I'd like to stop here by just making a simple point. You should have expected me to present a set of data on who really works at the regional level and what do they do at the regional level. But the situation is that with the data we have today, we cannot make that presentation. In other words, we do not today have personnel data that is recorded in such a way. So it shows the function and the kind of composition of staff, let alone the blended workforce that truly works at the regional level. So I want to make it clear that that is not an omission, that is, these are data that do not exist. So in closing it is I've demonstrated that we have a widespread regional layer. It is very heterogeneous, but we are now overlaid it with a regional reset sets of recommendations that can address some of those issues that you have seen here. With those words I'd like to hand Back to you, Mr. President.

I thank the Special Advisor for Reform for the briefing. I now give the floor to Mr. Lee Zhua, under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs.

Mr. President DSG Amina, USG the guide rider Excellencies, distinguished delegates, I'm pleased to brief you today on the UN 80 work package 7 together with my acta colleague, the Acting Secretary General Patriot Manoro. With your permission, could I also request the Secretariat people to put up some slides to facilitate my presentation? Yeah, here is it. Well, this work package is co led by UNDESA and ANGTA with a strong and active support from across the United nations system. The joint technology hubs respond directly to the core priority of the Secretary General's UN aid initiative, namely to make the UN system more coherent, effective and accessible by putting existing knowledge across the entities around the shared priority issues. These hubs reduced the duplication, strengthen the system wide coherence and ensure that the wealth of the UN knowledge is more easily available to support the needs and priorities of the Member States. This effort is closely linked to and more importantly complementary with the Work package. Eight Expertise on Demand. Next slide, please. Together with those two work packages formed a coherent approach. Join Knowledge Hubs focused on how knowledge is organized, streamlined and scaled for the greater impact, while Expertise on Demand focuses on how the UN expertise is accessed at the operational level. Next slide, please. The UN system is an invaluable source of knowledge. Each year we expanded this wealth of knowledge through the vital data sets and targeted policy reports and publications essential for advancing the Member States development priorities. Yet this strength presents a challenge. Too often, critical knowledge remains siloed or scattered across the institutions, or it's difficult to access and combine effectively, particularly for those who need it most and need it quickly. So, with this context in mind, allow me to briefly outline our progress and the path forward. Next slide, please. Harnessing the knowledge of the entire UN system requires a truly inclusive approach. Any meaningful discussions regarding the UN generated knowledge must necessarily include the entire UN development system. For this reason, we have followed a rigorous inclusive process with the active engagement of the 26 UN entities highlighted on this slide. Collectively, we have moved from the concept to a shared vision. Next slide, please. Together with these partner entities, we have built a system wide consensus on what a joint technology hub should deliver. Through the surveys and consultations, we identify the five core functions. First, integrating the knowledge, data and analytics. Second, providing a joint framework and space. Third, facilitating the knowledge exchange. Fourth, providing a mechanism for coherent policy advice and fifth, strengthening the coordination. Crucially, these hubs are designed as an evolutionary model. They do not need to execute all five functions immediately. Rather, they will progressively build values and scale over time through a pragmatic phased approach. With that, Mr. President, with your permission, I will pass the floor to the ACTA colleague, Acting Secretary General Pedro Marano, who will brief you on the initial pilot, the next steps and the concrete benefits for the Member States.

Thank you, Mr. President, Deputy Secretary General, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, it is a privilege to be with you this afternoon and to take this presentation forward together with my colleague, USG Lee. Allow me to build on what USG Lee has said just now by walking you through three things. How we arrived at the three pilot hubs we are launching, what comes next and what this should mean for Member States. We started from a wide set of 22 proposals covering everything from critical minerals to oceans, from demography to culture. Through two UN wide surveys and consultations with more than 20 entities, we narrowed those to seven. Climate Change Science and Technology, FFD, Trade and Regional Integration, Critical Minerals, Strategic Foresights and Productive Transformation. From those, we selected three. But before I turn to them, a word on what was set aside. Topics like climate change, ffd, Critical minerals are central to the development agenda. They are also areas where mechanisms already exist and we're adding up today. Risks, duplication. More mapping is needed before we propose anything new here, but I will return to this in a moment. Next slide, please. So this brings me to the three hubs we are launching. All three are mid sized in the number of entities involved. All three can deliver concrete results in a short time frame. And all three sits at the heart of today's development agenda. First, Trade and Regional Integration co led by eca, ECLAC and untad. As you very well know, trade has dominated the headlines for the past two years. Many UN entities are producing important work, but coordination across them remains limited. Second, Productive Transformation co led by unido, ECLAC and umtat. No country has developed without transforming the structure of its economy. The work across our institutions is rich, the cooperation less so. So this is a clear area of opportunity for the system. Third, Strategic Foresight co led by desa, UNESCO and undrr. And here members face risks that are increasingly complex, interconnected. Sudden anticipation is a public good the UN system can provide. Three steps lie ahead. I will go to the next slide, please. First, the finalization of concept notes for each pilot hub, which we expect to have ready by mid May. Second, the operationalization of the pilot phase from May to through September. Third, the consideration of a second round of hubs from September onwards. Work has already begun there. Unfccc, for instance, is leading a mapping exercise on climate change to give us a clearer picture of the institutional ecosystem before we propose anything new in that space. Next slide, please. Throughout this work, one question stays and stays central along the process. What does this mean for member states? The answer is along three easier and better access to the knowledge the UN system already produces. More harmonized data, statistics and analysis that you can rely on. And more coherent policy support, drawing on the strengths of every entity rather than duplicating them. Next slide, please. Excellencies, allow me to close with the line you see on this slide because it captures the test we have set for ourselves. Accessing knowledge anywhere, delivering results everywhere. The hubs will not be judged on the elegance of the design. They will be judged on how you, our member states can actually reach and use what the UN system offers already knows, and that is what we are working towards between now and September. With that, we thank you for your attention. Thank you.

I thank the Acting Secretary General of the United nations for Trade and Development for his briefing and also to Mr. Li Xinhua, who's Under Secretary for General Economic and Social affairs for his previous briefing. I now open the floor for comments or questions. This meeting will not have a pre established list of speakers. Delegation wishing to take the floor are invited to press the microphone button. Members are requested to limit their interventions to 5 minutes when speaking on behalf of a group and 3 minutes when speaking in and national capacity. Time limit will be strictly enforced through an automatic microphone cutoff. Let me underline it will be stopped through an automatic microphone cutoff. A timer will be projected on screen. Those speaking on behalf of a group should approach the Secretariat to be given priority in the speaking order. I now call on Uruguay who will speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.

Mr. President, I have the honor to deliver this intervention on behalf of the group of 77 and China and I want to express that the Group appreciates the information on unity Work Stream 3 provided today by all the presenters. The Group wishes to extend its appreciation for the pre briefing materials received while reiterating its request that presentations as well as detailed information and analysis be provided

to Member States in advance of these

briefings in order to facilitate more substantive exchanges.

Taking into account the potential long term

institutional and country level consequences of work stream three proposals which entails 25 work packages, the group of 77 and China wishes to stress that adequate time is needed to assess their implications.

In particular, any proposal should not lead to the dilution of development.

Mandates should strengthen delivery on the ground, be guided by a data driven evidence based approach and be supported by cost benefit analysis, comprehensive risk assessments and appropriate risk mitigation measures. Regarding work package 6 pertaining to the regional reset, the group of 77 and China takes note of the information provided and appreciates the objective of improving responsiveness

to the needs of host countries by

reorganizing the regional capacities of the UN Development System for more effective and impactful delivery on the ground. At the same time, the Group wishes to emphasize that further clarity is needed

to fully understand the impact of of

this proposed reform on field presences and its interaction with other work packages, including Work Package five on the UN Country Team's rec configuration.

In that regard, the Group wishes to

highlight the value of UN national presence given their understanding of national realities and institutional frameworks. The group of 77 and China also

wishes to underscore that national cooperation frameworks

and country program documents should remain the core guidance for country level work of the UN Development system, while the various operational realities of field presences need to be respected. The Group looks forward to receiving a

more detailed update on all relevant data

during the ECOSOC's operational activities for Development segment in June, including with regard to the human resources needed by the regional Commissions.

The Group sees particular merit in Work

Package 7, which addresses joint knowledge halves with a view to integrating data, knowledge and expertise so that members can count

on more unified, coherent, practical and impact oriented knowledge support across the system.

The Group takes note of the three set of pilot halves and co lead configurations identified and looks forward to receiving

as Member States States the implementation plans

for each pilot have to be submitted to the Secretary General in May. With regard to Work Package 13, which entails the Shared Platform Initiative, the Group

of 77 and China takes note of the work undertaken, including with the aim of improving collaboration between humanitarian and development functions at the country level, and looks

forward to receiving a more detailed update together with all relevant data through the

ECOSOC's operational activities for Developments and Segment

and the ECOSOCS meeting on the transition from relief to development. While the Group considers the work undertaken by this work stream as extremely crucial

and important, it would welcome further engagement on how structural proposals will be developed

and assessed, including in terms of cost, implications, governance, oversight and the impact on the delivery of service on the ground.

Avoiding disruptions to field based support and

service delivery is essential. Finally, the group of 77 and China wishes to reiterate that remains firmly committed

to engaging actively and constructively in the discussions of the UN 80 initiative with

the aim of ensuring that all processes are transparent and inclusive to enable a more effective, efficient, equitable and truly representative United nations system, one that strengthens multilateralism, advances development and delivers meaningful results for all peoples and nations.

Thank you. I thank the Representative of Uruguay. I now give the floor to the distinguished Representative of Palau on behalf of the alliance of small island states.

Mr. President, I have the honor to deliver these remarks on behalf of the alliance of Small Island States. EOC aligns with the statement delivered by Uruguay on behalf of the group of 77 in China and wishes to provide the following additional views that are specific to small island developing Small island developing States at the outset EOSIS thanks the Deputies, Deputy Secretary General and the Secretary for today's briefing on the UN AD initiative actions, particularly the war package six on regional reset Mr. President, allow me

to highlight a few priorities and inputs

on the ongoing work which aims to lead us to integrated regional support for stronger delivery. First, AOSIS took note that the UN Sustainable Development Group agreed on principles for the proposed regional platforms for integrations as a means to strengthen collaboration. However, further collaboration on the difference between the RPIS and the RCPS and the intended benefits needs to be clearer and more definitive. Secondly, according to the pre briefing materials, the proposed RPIs would provide a more coherent model for country focused support for cooperation framework priorities and by doing so there would be stronger alignment between regional action and country results. However, in a majority of the small island developing States, cooperation frameworks are already regional in nature. For example, the UN Pacific Sustainable Development Cooperation framework covers 14 countries and the UN Multi Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean covers 22 countries. Therefore, it is unclear what benefit or gap RPIs would address in this particular setting as the regional priorities already feed into the country program documents. EOCS also notes that the proposal for the CO location of regional leadership and expertise with regional commission serving as physical host and will support greater integration of regional assets. It is unclear whether the sub regional offices for ECLAC and SCAP who serve SIDS in the Caribbean and Pacific respectively would be in a position to leverage capacities after both have already faced cuts under the regular budget last year. In this regard, does CO location mean shifting resources and expertise to the headquarters regional commissions and how would this improve delivery? In a practical sense, we have noted the proposal for Resident Coordinators to serve as gateways to the UN country team. How will this approach work for those Resident Coordinators who serve multi country office

given that they have to cover multiple

country programs at the same time and level of capacity? Lastly, on the briefing by USG Rider,

we note the proposed work on WP28

Action 31 on LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS and would appreciate further clarity on elements

that the UN80 process is considering for AOCs.

The ongoing discussions under the ABBAS system wide support for sids, including the potential single SIDS entity is already underway and therefore the UN 80 process must not prejudge those discussions. Mr. President, for EOs, the UN presence on the ground is critical to delivering support that addresses the unique challenges faced by sids, including through the successful implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda agenda. For sids, we take keen interest in the Regional Reset Work package because for SIDS it is the regional institutional setup that allows our countries to in remote geographical locations to truly feel a part

of the UN system and this must

be in a manner that responds directly to our priorities. EOC therefore calls for this exercise to provide further clarification and insight into how these proposals will practically function in an MCO setting, recognizing that a one size fits all approach will not work and that the regional architecture fundamentally functions differently for many. This will greatly enable SIDS and other delegations to have a fuller understanding and appreciation of the proposals going forward.

Eos's remains committed to engaging constructively with

all members to ensure that the UN80 conversation and actions are truly responsive to those who depend on it the most. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Palau. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Solomon Islands on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum.

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished colleagues, I am honored to speak on behalf of the Pacific Island Forum members with a presence in New York. We welcome ongoing engagement by the Secretariat

on unity reforms for Pacific countries.

Reform of the UN's regional architecture in

particular is not theoretical.

It directly affects the capacity of the United nations to deliver timely, integrated and meaningful support to communities at the forefront of development, climate, health and humanitarian challenges. We are considering work packages as we learn more about them, particularly their potential

to strengthen system wide coherence, improve efficiency,

reduce duplication and provide access to valued expertise. At the same time, we underscore the importance of careful design and meaningful consultation with Member states as proposals are further developed. Pacific Island Forum countries want to see

a UN regional structure that is fit

for purpose in the Pacific context and maximizes positive impact on the ground. The UN brings unique and highly valued contributions to the Pacific, including normative leadership, technical expertise and specialized systems such as early warning systems, coordination of humanitarian and emergency responses and access to global financing mechanisms. These functions must be safeguarded and strengthened through reforms. The coherence of the UN's presence on the ground must improve. 26 UN agencies operate concurrently in the Pacific island countries, often competing for limited

funding, national counterpart capacity and operational space.

Consolidating more back office functions, simplifying funding mechanisms and processes and making greater use of agencies comparative advantages will free up funding for development for our region.

Geographic dispersion, high vulnerability to shocks and

capacity constraints mean that an effective on

the ground UN presence is an operational requirement.

Any reconfiguration of UN regional and country presence must consider its impact on delivery, crisis response and partnerships with governments and communities.

In the Pacific context, there could be

value in concentrating more expertise at the

sub regional level through strengthened multicountry offices

rather than regional hubs where Pacific countries are less represented. This model could achieve a more efficient UN footprint footprint while providing direct, continuous

and responsive support closer to local populations.

We strongly support reforms that enhance coordination across the UN system. Improved alignment among UN agencies, resident and humanitarian coordinators, regional organizations, development partners and international financial institutions are essential to maximizing impact. We welcome today's opportunity to hear more about the UN's progress on a shared platform initiative and joint knowledge hubs to enhance coherence and streamline system wide support. We emphasize that any shared platform hub or on demand service delivery model must tangibly reinforce the capacity and responsiveness of

resident and humanitarian coordinators to lead and

coordinate UN action in local communities, not create further duplication or silos.

As discussions progress, Pacific Island Forum members

look forward to greater clarity on how the regional reset, shared platform initiative and joint knowledge hubs will operate in practice for Pacific countries. We remain committed to constructive engagement to ensure reforms deliver a UN system that is accessible, responsive and capable of making a positive impact on communities it serves. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Solomon Islands. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Australia on behalf of Cairns.

Thank you President and thank you Deputy Secretary General and senior colleagues who have given this briefing today. I will make a personal remark before I give my prepared remarks and my personal remark is to say how much we appreciate, I think, the time, effort and energy that's going into both the reform process and the commitment to being as transparent as you possibly can be in relation to your thinking. Because I think the data that is being shared and the conversation which is being progressed by each one of the senior leadership of the Secretariat that we are seeing here and agencies of course, that we're seeing here matters to every single one of us in this room. So a note of appreciation from me and thank you very much now for my prepared remarks from a Cairns perspective. We have five initial reflections. The first we support, of course, you've heard us say this before, a more coherent UN presence that protects key normative functions. The status quo of 244 regional offices globally and an average of 23 UN entities per country, as we saw in the chart presented today, is simply not sustainable and needs to be fixed. We need to streamline operations, reduce duplication and better use expertise more effectively to deliver stronger results for people and communities most in need. This includes reducing administrative burdens and combining back office functions where overlap exists. Second, efficiency must not weaken the United nations ability to deliver its normative work on the ground advancing human rights, gender equality, disability, equity and sexual and reproductive health requires UN staff who understand local needs and have the capability and community relationships to meet those needs. Reforms must not disproportionately disadvantage specific regions or groups, including small island developing States, and we had the presentation today about particular expertise and enhancing that in particular locations and from a Cairns perspective, we absolutely endorse that. Third, resident and humanitarian coordinators are fundamental to a more effective United nations at the regional and country levels. They strengthen advocacy and coordination on normative areas such as human rights and gender equality, facilitate more integrated responses to crises and serve as a single entry point to the United Nations. At a country level, we want to see a stronger brokerage role for resident coordinators and humanitarian coordinators, including helping determine what expertise is best placed in country and what can be delivered regionally and Deputy Secretary General, I know you have been an advocate for the regional coordinator system now for a very long time and Australia absolutely backs you in terms of your objectives and intentions in that space. Fourth, on the Shared Platform initiative we welcome efforts to simplify and assist the work of resident coordinators and humanitarian coordinators and their teams. We support in principle collocation of their offices, common performance management, clearer accountability and joint strategies for transitions and advocacy. Shared solutions must remain flexible, reliable and responsive to local contexts and be developed in close consultation with host governments. Fifth, Joint knowledge hubs could add value by bringing together knowledge across UN entities on key themes to provide more joined up policy support and we'd welcome further clarity on how these hubs align with the regional reset and how duplication will be avoided. President, we request the Secretariat to advance this work in a phased, consultative and evidence based manner drawing on lessons from pilots, listening to country based staff and maintaining a clear focus on impact and can stands ready to continue our engagement as this work progresses. We look forward very much indeed to the Secretary General's forthcoming report on the UN 80 initiative in May and I thank you for the timeline that was identified in the slide earlier today and very much encourage that report to clearly set out progress, results, decision pathways and intergovernmental considerations. And of course we encourage that the report identify next steps for UN80 given the criticality of the ongoing nature of reform. Thank you so much.

I thank the distinguished representative of Australia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of European Union speaking on behalf of EU and its member states.

Thank you Mr. President. Mr. President, Madam DSG Dear USG's distinguished colleagues, I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of the European Union and its Members States and I really want to thank the Secretariat Briefers for your very detailed and forward looking briefings today. We welcome the emphasis on the three important packages that can increase the impact

of delivery on the ground.

We also appreciate the UN 80 next steps comprehensive and as Guy Rider said, navigational guide that was circulated on Monday and presented today which provides a very clear Overview of the 31 work package. Allow me to share a few observations on today's three work packages. First, on the Shared Platform Initiative, the EU supports the strengthening of cross pillar collaboration and coordination while protecting the mandates

and principled humanitarian assistance.

We look forward to an ambitious Shared Platform initiative. We also strongly support focusing on coherent support to the RCHC's work mandates and leadership through co location of OCHA offices and the Resident Coordinator offices at country level as well as clear accountability. The EU welcomes the efforts to see greater operational effectiveness and synergies through this initiative and we look forward to seeing the concrete impact, especially in fragile settings. We also encourage an active and open

dialogue with host governments and donors in

the continued implementation of this Shared platform initiative. Second, on the Regional Reset the regional reset must be assessed from a comprehensive UNAD perspective to ensure coherence cost efficiency

and system wide alignment with the primary

purpose to strengthen country level delivery while also reducing duplication. The EU supports efforts to rationalize regional pressure and strengthen coordination across the three UN pillars based on functional relevance, efficiency considerations and strategic workforce deployment. This includes consolidating administrative hubs at global and regional levels and the regional reset must be driven by clear impact, evidence and data. The EU sees value in retaining core normative and policy functions within established UN hubs. However, we think that this should not lead to an expansion in resources of regional economic commissions. It will be important to see how the regional reset and the country team configuration will be complementary and mutually reinforcing. The EU welcomes clarity on potential relocations of regional structures currently under this work stream, the expected cost savings and their reinvestment in country level delivery, as well

as the proposed governance framework including timelines and expected outcomes.

And finally on joint knowledge hubs, we

welcome efforts to ensure coherence and avoid

duplication in the supply and delivery of critical knowledge across the UN system. The UN has much useful knowledge and institutional experience to offer, but so far

it's been quite dispersed in many ways.

A unified synthesis of this knowledge would

be much more accessible to UN entities and Member States alike.

We view this reform package, this reform work package as essential to the success of other packages such as the expertise on demand and the reconfiguration of the UN country teams, so we really encourage the UN to be bold here.

The chosen pilot hubs offer a comprehensive

insight into the complex and distinct fields of UN work. We look forward to receiving more detailed information on the proposed pilot hubs and their implementation.

And finally, dear colleagues Excellencies, we'd like

to reiterate that now is the time to accelerate progress on the work stream 3 ensuring that it builds on and reinforces the other two work streams and it's obvious from today's briefings that a

lot is happening behind the scenes and

we look forward to continued collaboration and to building on today's productive exchange. The UN can always count on the support of the EU and its member

states and I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of the European Union. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of China, followed by Japan and Sweden.

President, I thank you for convening today's meeting and thank the Briefers for their presentations. China supports the statement made by the representative of Uruguay on behalf of G77 China the UN80 initiative is gaining momentum in both depth and substance and the processes involved are increasingly complex and onerous. China appreciates the Secretary's efforts to take stock of reform progress and chart the roadmap for the next phase and looks Forward to the SG's comprehensive report which will inform continued reform that is inclusive and transparent. On regional reset China supports strengthening the regional capacities of the UN Development system to better link global, regional and national implementation efforts. That said, reforms should be tailored to specific circumstances, take into full account regional realities and levels of development, and respecting the priorities of countries in each region. For the Asia Pacific, ESCAP has a central role to play that is focused on helping Member states achieve their SDGs without unquestioning expansion into the domains of peace and security and human rights. There is value in DESA's essential guidance for the work in this regard. On the Shared Platform Initiative for Development and Humanitarian affairs, the reforms should respect national ownership and leadership. RCS and hcs should have clear division of labor, well defined roles and responsibilities with strengthened capacity and effectiveness in mandate implementations. Double hatted RCHCs should also have distinct boundaries between their functions when performing their respective mandates. We hope the Secretariat will provide specific proposals on those reform concepts. China supports the UN in establishing joint knowledge hubs to pool system wide knowledge resources, reduce duplication and enhance policy coherence. The knowledge hubs should be demand driven and effectively help developing countries enhance capacity building. DESA has comparative advantages to leverage the full in policy Support and coordination I have two questions. First, regarding regional reset, what specifically does strengthening cross pillar collaboration across the UN pillars refer to? Would it affect the existing mandates and functioning of the regional Commissions themselves? Second question is when arrangements such as CO location and Common Performance Framework are implemented in fragile countries and small island states, how do we ensure they are matched to the specific relatives host countries? I thank you President and thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of China. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Japan, followed by Sweden and Nigeria.

Mr. President, at the outset I would like to express my appreciation for the informative and comprehensive briefing by the Distinguished Secretariat. Japan particularly welcomed a comprehensive guide released this week which clarifies the Secretary's view on how Member States should be involved in each action. At the same time, let me stress that the organizational restructuring should not be an end in itself. Rather, its aim must be to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the UN system by eliminating duplications, fostering closer collaboration among specialized agencies by preventing silent efforts and ultimately enabling the organization to function as one. UN to address complex global challenges more efficiently. Japan reiterate that the evidence based analysis and fact driven dialogue is essential to accomplish a meaningful reform. As for shared platform initiative, resident and humanitarian coordinators are key to maximizing tangible deliveries on the ground. Japan welcomed step toward greater collaboration across humanitarian and development functions for a more effective and efficient UN system. To this end, Japan is closely following the progress made on this work package. We hope that this initiative will prove to be a genuine contribution to the HDP nexus approach which Japan strongly support, including through humanitarian human security approach. As for regional reset, Japan also welcomed a more coherent and integrated UN presence at the regional level. As many UN specialized agencies review their field presence, actions at regional and country levels should be aligned with each other to meet the needs of host countries. We look forward to receiving more details on how the integrated regional support system will be tailored to meet the specific and diverse needs of Member States. As for Joint Knowledge Hub, Member States could benefit from enhanced and coherent access to UN system wide knowledge. We would appreciate further clarity on the details of the proposed Joint Knowledge hub, including on how the mechanism mechanism works, how it will improve data accessibility for Member States and which areas those hubs will focus on other than proposed ones. As these initiatives advance, both accountability to donor countries and the needs of beneficiary countries should be upheld. Japan stand ready to engage constructively and look forward continued transparency to assess the proposed reform initiatives. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Japan. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Sweden, followed by Nigeria and then El Salvador.

Mr. President, Deputy Secretary General is the rider.

Representatives of the UN Secretariat, Distinguished colleagues

Sweden aligns itself with the EU Statement we very much appreciate continued opportunity for

dialogue on the various work packages of

the Secretary General's UNH initiative.

Today's briefing once again illustrates both the

complexity of the reform and the high

degree of interdependence between the different work packages. Enhanced delivery at the country level must

remain at the core of this reform

and the primary outcome against which progress is is assessed.

In this regard, the regional architecture should function as an enabling backbone allowing resident

Coordinators and UN country teams to access and deploy the UN's technical expertise and

comparative advantage in a flexible, effective and demand driven manner.

Equally important to see strengthening of the RC role, including its function as a

first entry point for requests for technical

expertise from the regional level and joint knowledge hubs. The regional architecture shapes the enabling environment

for the UN country team configuration which is critical for an efficient, effective and

flexible UN At a country level, regional structures should also enable joint action on

cross border challenges such as conflict, climate

impact, displacement, public health risks and regional economic integration.

Against this backdrop, we would appreciate clarification

on the following points.

1.

How do the entities leading the regional

architecture work packages collaborate to ensure a cohesive and integrated approach and to what

extent are the RCS and UN country teams meaningfully involved?

2. How do ongoing and planned relocations of

staff align with proposals to cluster capacities thematically, including through joint knowledge hubs? As noted in previous dialogues, we see the role and function of the RCHC

as central for the successful implementation of the UNH process.

Allowing for context based and flexible leadership is also of interest to Sweden. In this regard.

We see the Shared Platform initiative as a logical part of this process and would very much welcome more information on support to RCHC in transition countries.

I thank you. I thank the distinguished representative of Sweden. I now call or give the floor to the distinguished representative of Nigeria followed by El Salvador and then Switzerland. Sorry, Thank you Mr. President and sorry for the mix up. When you are running between GA and a host of other places, these things happen. Mr. President, Nigeria aligns itself with the statement delivered by Uruguay on behalf of the group of 77 and China and wishes to add the following remarks in our national capacity. We thank the President of the General assembly for convening this important update and express appreciation to the Deputy Secretary General, the Under Secretary General for Policy and the other distinguished briefers for their presentations on progress Under UNH work stream. 3. Nigeria commends the continued efforts to modernize the organization and strengthen its capacity to deliver effectively on its mandate. Nigeria welcomes the focus on work stream 5 I mean work package 5 concerning UN country team reconfiguration, which seeks to adapt country team configurations to become more impactful and efficient in support of national priorities. We also note the proposal to strengthen the Resident Coordination I mean Coordinator system, including through Joint Knowledge Hub and EXPAT to on demand mechanisms. These reforms should ensure that the RC system remains optimally configured to support country specific priorities, accelerate implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and deliver in a transparent, accountable and cost effective manner. With regard to Work Passage six on the Regional research, Nigeria recognizes the objective of improving responsiveness to host countries by organizing regional capacities of the UN Development System for more effective delivery. At the same time, we encourage more comprehensive explanations on the practical implications of these proposals, particularly their interaction with work passage 5 and their impact on field presence. In this respect, the value of a strong national level presence should remain central given the importance of local knowledge, institutional memory and understanding of country realities. Nigeria further underscores the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework and the Country Program documents should remain the primary guidance instrument for country level operations of the UN Development system. Reforms at the regional and headquarters level must therefore reinforce rather than dilute nationally owned development priorities. Nigeria also welcomed the standardization and co location of OCHA and Resident Coordinator. Ambassador, I think the distinguished representative of Nigeria, it's automatically, how do you call it? Organized? Regulated. So I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of El Salvador, followed by Switzerland and then Cuba. Thank you President. Thank you for the presentations we heard this morning. We adhere to the statement made by Uruguay on behalf of the G77 in China. Due to lack of time, we'll limit ourselves to the following Questions on Package 13 how are the proposals? How are they linked with proposals in work Package two on the new humanitarian pact and Package five on reconfiguration of country teams? And generally speaking, how are they linked to the initiatives on the recalibration of the Resident Coordinator system? Have you considered the risk that a standardized performance framework can lead to one size fits all approach? Given that developed countries have different contexts, which mechanisms are envisioned to ensure that the framework of consolidating the evaluation agencies, funds and programs maintain a substantive role in assessing the performance of Resident Coordinators, avoiding excessive centralization of the process and ensuring at the same time that the visibility and the weight of their specific mandates is not diluted? And which role will existing mechanisms play, such as the quadrennial comprehensive policy review on the proposal on regional reset and the coexistence between regional integration programs and regional cooperation programs. What motivated the creation of the new structures instead of taking advantage of existing frameworks? And how do you visualize the role of regional commissions in this framework from an operational point of view? How will you make sure that this does not lead to an additional layer of complexity for Member States, especially in terms of who are their interlocutors, access to technical assistance and clarity on existing institutional channels? On Package seven, given that we've already made progress in defining thematic areas and a roadmap for implementing the hubs, which intergovernmental mechanisms are envisioned to validate the selection of these priority topics in order to gain guarantee that they do not respond exclusively to internal system processes and sufficiently reflect the priorities of Member states? Due to lack of time, we will submit an extended version in writing, but for this process we would like to just convey three elements. First of all, a macro roadmap for this workflow, the timely circulation of documents for their thorough examination, and also to rethink the format of exchange of views. Thank you. I thank the distinguished representative of El Salvador. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Switzerland, followed by Cuba and Romania.

Mr. President, Madam DSG, USG's Excellencies, we'd like to thank you for for taking the time for these exchanges. We greatly appreciate it. On the Shared Platform initiative, we welcome efforts to enhance cross pillar collaboration efficiency and joint coordination under the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinators. The standardized CO location as well as strengthen the role of the RCS and HCS is a positive and important step. I have the following two questions. Will the structure the HQ setup for DCO and OCHA be reviewed as well? And what will be the impact of these measures for the selection and training of RCS and hcs? Secondly, as for the regional reset, Switzerland stresses that a clear regional vision is key to ensuring coherence, avoiding fragmentation and generating efficiencies. We support better collaboration at the regional level. We also are concerned about the applications for governance and decision making if regional coordination offices are hosted within regional economic commissions given their differing mandates. Therefore, we seek clarification on several issues. One, how would the preservation of respective mandates be ensured to what governance arrangements are envisaged? Third, how would the differing funding models be managed in a coherent and sustainable manner? And lastly, what are the interlinkages between work package 6, regional reset and 12 regional platforms? Finally, regarding the joint knowledge hubs, we welcome the progress achieved and commend UNCTAD's leadership. The planned hubs have great potential for both the UN system and the Member States. We, in this context, would like to have clarification on the following points. Do you foresee, can you elaborate on whether resources have been secured for establishing these knowledge hubs and if not, how do you envisage their plan set up? At this stage, we look forward to further dialogue and cooperation to advance UN 80 in a decisive manner. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Switzerland. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Cuba, followed by Romania and then Egypt. Thank you.

Mr. President. Cuba would like to associate itself with a statement made by Uruguay on behalf of G77 in China, as well as Palau on behalf of Iosis, and would like to add the following comments. In our national capacity, Cuba has sustained consistently that any process of reform of the UN system must have as its main thrust the development and fully respect intergovernmental mandates. So we'd like to underscore that these proposals should not lead to a dilution of the development pillar or a recentralization of functions at the expense of operational capacity at the country level. The presence of the UN system on the ground is essential. Regional architecture must strengthen rather than substitute direct support to countries, ensuring that national priorities continue to be an entry point of any action. In this context, we reiterate the importance of respecting the initial mandate of resident coordinators focused on development and to avoid expansion of functions that distort this mandate. With regard to the so called regional reset, we acknowledge its goal of improving the coherence of the system. However, we share concerns regarding the lack of clarity on the added value of the new structures proposed, especially in contexts where cooperation frameworks already have a consolidated regional dimension. It is essential to clarify how initiatives, including regional programs for integration, will provide concrete benefits without duplicating existing structures, as well as the impact that they could have in terms of reallocation of resources and capacities. Particular attention deserves a proposal of co localization and consolidation of offices. It might generate efficiencies, but also it runs the risk of losing sight of the specific needs of the most vulnerable countries. Mr. President, Cuba acknowledges the potential of initiatives such as the joint knowledge hubs and shared platforms to improve the coherence of the system. However, we insist that their implementation must contribute to close existing gaps, in particular in the area of access to technology, data and analytical capacities, rather than generating new inequalities. We furthermore reiterate that all proposals must be based on rigorous cost benefit analysis, a comprehensive risk assessment and clear mechanisms of accountability under intergovernmental supervision of Member states. Cuba would like to also underscore that these reform processes must take into account structural realities that countries are confronting. In particular, the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures that continue to limit our capacities for development and are an obstacle to the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Ignoring these factors would compromise the impact of any reform effort. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Cuba. And I'll give the floor to the distinguished representative of Romania, followed by Egypt and Maldives.

Thank you, President. I want first to pay tribute to the senior leadership of the Secretariat for this effort invested in this important track of our conversation. I also want to welcome this booklet that we have, which is not just a piece of paper. We see it as an important document that takes talk of the process so far, but also provides a good way forward. I see also there are some blanks that had to be filled in, probably by Member States. And that's an important process that we have to do. I very much welcome this type of guidance and effort that you put together as Romania. I think we've been supporting from the very beginning this important initiative, Unity. And we believe that this is the best occasion we have to strengthen the confidence in the UN in the multilateral system. We see this effort building up towards the High level week this year in September. And of course, we all have a role to play as Member States. I also want to welcome the important briefings of our colleagues. It's quite telling that the OCHA Coordinator is briefing member states from Somalia from the field, actually, to telling about a story about how we can make our work better. And combined with the important work on the humanitarian Compact, I think this, this package that we have been presented with on the Shared Platform Initiative, I think it follows a very solid avenue and that's an important message for all of us and something that we need to support on the regional reset. This is a key track for many Member states and it's important we see that combined quite a lot. And many Member States made the connection with different packages, package 5 or 12 or 8, and I think this is something that will be concretely discussed. We also look forward to the Secretary General's report on the QCPR in May on Package seven, the joint knowledge hubs. I want to salute the approach of putting together a pilot phase through September. But I also want to acknowledge as we have 31 packages, some of them will end up in intergovernmental bodies for decision, but some of them luckily can be implemented already. By the system itself. And this is one of the packages that can be implemented by the system. And I think we as Member States we have to encourage you because I think we have on the table very good ideas, very good avenues that have been explored. You also talked about the CEB that will be taking place in May, which is a good indicator to assess the parameters of the process. So all in all, we'll continue to support this effort and you can count on our energy and enthusiasm and Deputy Secretary General USG Dessa. It's important to calibrate our action to a meaningful outcome and palpable results. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Romania. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Egypt, followed by Maldives and then Zimbabwe.

Thank you very much. Chair, Allow me first to start by welcoming the report that was released. I think it, it's a very, it's a step in the right direction that it provides a lot of needed clarity on on timelines and on the processes forward, so full support for that process moving forward. On org package 6, we recognize the need to address the long standing fragmentation across regional structures which continue to dilute, impact and increase costs and I think the DSG has alluded to that in her presentation. It is very important though that the regional reset must remain demand driven and responsive to country needs. CO location and consolidation efforts should be guided by measurable impact and delivery efficiency, not by mere cost considerations, while fully respecting existing mandates. And most importantly, the regional commissions should be strengthened and synergies with the Resident Coordinator system should be enhanced across the board. On Work Package 7, Egypt believes that joint knowledge hubs should be inclusive, system wide and readily accessible to all Member States. They should utilize regional and country level expertise and act as drivers for implementation on the ground. Last but not least, regarding the shared platform initiative, we acknowledge that efforts to standardize CO location, enhance operational effectiveness and establish clear accountability frameworks can contribute to more effective coordination between development, humanitarian and peace actors and can support the leadership of Resident Coordinators. We stress nevertheless that the distinct mandates and governance structures of the different entities sharing platforms should be respected and that these platforms should be should utilize previous experiences and the expertise at the regional and country level to ensure meaningful action. Madam Chair, Excellency Chair, as mentioned before, Egypt believes that all efforts Under Work Stream 3 should aim at enhancing delivery on the ground and act as a toolbox for effecting the priorities and commitments made by Member States as expressed in the Pact of the Future. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Egypt. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Maldives, followed by Zimbabwe and then Ethiopia.

Thank you, President, Madam, dsg, USGS Let me just echo the colleagues around the room to say we also found the report extremely easy to read and extremely useful, so thank you very much for that. The Maldives aligns with statements delivered by Uruguay on behalf of G77 in China and Palau on behalf of EOSIS. We thank the Briefers for their comprehensive presentations. On Work Package 6. The Maldives recognizes that fragmentation, duplication and parallel structures can weaken delivery. A regional reset can therefore be useful only if it strengthens the link between global mandates, regional mechanisms and country level implementations. For sids, this is critical. Many sids rely on multi country offices to access UN support. Any consolidation of regional support must therefore bring the UN closer to SIDS and not make it more distant. On Work Package 7, Joint Knowledge Hubs can also add value. The proposed hubs on trade and regional integration, productive transformation and strategic foresight are highly relevant to developing countries including sids. But this arrangement must reach capitals, be adapted to national circumstances and support implementation, not simply produce more reports. In this regard, the Maldives would welcome clarification on four points. First, how will regional platforms for integration remain accountable to member states and how will member states be able to shape their priorities rather than only receive their outputs? Second, many sids already depend on limited in country presence, multi country offices and regional support. However, consolidation always implies that UN presence in sids is removed and relocated to larger neighboring countries. What safeguards will be in place to ensure that a regional reset does not reduce presence on the ground? Third, we take note of the assertion that joint knowledge hubs have the potential to pool expertise, reduce duplication and provide more coherent policy support. However, the risk is that these hubs may become useful at global level but difficult to utilize at country level, especially for sids and small states. We therefore welcome further clarity on the operational value of the hubs, especially for sids with constrained technical and administrative capacity. Fourth, given the commitments contained in the abbas, how will the regional reset and joint knowledge hubs help mainstream the ABBAS across the UN development system? I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Maldives. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Zimbabwe, followed by Ethiopia and then Russian Federation.

Thank you Mr. President. We welcome the convening of this meeting and commend the consistent effort to ensure an open, inclusive and transparent reform process. We also thank the Briefers for their insightful presentations. Zimbabwe alliance itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the G77 in China and I'll share the following reflections in our national capacity on Work Package 13, we note the progress in the implementation of the action plan as well as in finalizing the Common Performance Management Framework for resident and humanitarian coordinators. We look forward to the progress report on this work stream by the SG next month. We'd also appreciate in depth updates on the elements of of this Performance Management framework as well as on the Humanitarian Response plans and Cooperation Framework guidelines. We underscore the importance of an outcome that eliminates overlaps and enhances coordination with national authorities on Work Package six. As we await the recommendations on the proposed regional reset, my delegation underscores that any restructuring exercise must ensure that regional teams are adequately resourced to support national implementation of the 2030 Agenda. We also expect clarity on governance and accountability lines. We see further value in linking the regional reset with the reconfiguration, excuse me, of UN country teams to ensure effective alignment between regional action and results at the country level. With regards to Work Package seven, we note the progress in the three pilot hubs and look forward to further insights on their functionality. The pooling of knowledge systems and the creation of joint knowledge infrastructure will contribute to enhanced coordination and reduce duplication and overlaps. It will also result in greater impact on the ground through linkage of global knowledge with regional and country level needs. My delegation would appreciate clarification on how joint knowledge hubs will be aligned with related initiatives including the Common Data Systems platform and expertise on demand as this will, this will be critical ensuring coherence and strengthening system wide collaboration. We work on the progress made in advancing actions under Work STEM 3 and commend the Secretariat for the regular updates. However, significant work still groundwork still needs to be done to be covered and clarity on the future direction and scope of the form process will also be critical. My delegation reaffirms its commitment to engage actively and constructively throughout this process. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Ethiopia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Russian Federation, followed by Kenya and then Dominican Republic.

Distinguished President, thank you for convening this briefing on these three thematic groups. I'll start with the first regional reset. It is clear that there is room for improvement in the UN's regional work today. The system is indeed rather fragmented with many different offices, but this is the outcome not of a management error, but of the way that this system developed over time. In the note, great attention was paid to the issue of colocation and the establishment of combined analytical hubs. However, the ideas are presented in very general terms without calculations and without any guarantees that this proposed architecture would actually be more effective. We're especially concerned about the issue of the fate of regional commissions, which play a unique role in the UN system. They believe it's unacceptable to include them in the proposed reform process. These are standalone structures with their own staffing and decisions about their work. Especially important, they are socially economic in nature and decisions about their work ought to be taken only by their own governing bodies. We emphasize that we are prepared to consider precise and justified reforms with a clear understanding of their effectiveness. However, a large scale reorganization of the entire UN regional system through a blanket approach, including regional commissions, is not acceptable for us. Secondly, the shared platform initiative, the goal of simplifying coordination in countries with simultaneous presence of resident coordinators and humanitarian coordinators, we support. However, these measures should not lead to a rethinking of the role of RCs and HCs or their relationship with UN system entities, or to the creation of new powers or mandates without a decision by Member States. It's important to maintain the dual reporting model in accordance with GA Resolution 72, 279, as well as their operational independence of humanitarian agencies in accordance with G Resolution 46 180. We cannot have dictates being opposed by coordinators. Thirdly, joint knowledge hubs. The very idea of creating these knowledge hubs within the UN system is quite interesting and could indeed be useful in the long term. However, for now, this initiative has been rather short specifics and the text does not clearly show how this endeavor will be carried out. Will these hubs be established by some kind of UN body? And it's not clear if Member States will have access to the outcomes of the work of these centers. Thank you for your attention.

I thank the distinguished representative of Russian Federation. I apologize for the distinguished representative of Zimbabwe. I would like to now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Zimbabwe. Sorry, Zimbabwe, followed by Kenya and the Dominican Republic. Okay, thank you. I apologize for the distinguished representative of Ethiopia. And I'll give the floor to the distinguished representative of Ethiopia, followed by Kenya and Dominican Republic.

Thank you, Chair, for convening this important meeting. Ethiopia aligns itself with a statement delivered by Uruguay on behalf of the group of 77 and China and would like to make the following remarks in our national capacity. We would like to thank the Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina Mohammed and all senior officials of the UN for their briefing. We also appreciate the senior leadership for keeping us informed and command the progress made so far across the three work streams of the UN 80 initiative. UN entities, particularly the development system, play a pivotal role in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Strengthening their capacity to support countries in implementing the 2030 Agenda is a key principle in the Secretary General's Work Stream 3 report. The proposed actions, including the regional reset in Work Package 6, Joint Knowledge Hubs and the Shared Platform Initiative, all align with this principle. Measures such as establishing regional platforms, co locating regional leadership and expertise within regional commissions as physical hubs would enhance integration across UN pillars and improve impact while also strengthening coordination with regional organizations such as the African Union. In this regard, we emphasize the need to accelerate the renovation and modernization of UN assets, including promises of regional commissions to ensure safety and improve working conditions for all the staffs and delegations. Finally, we reaffirm our commitment to multilateralism and our support for the ongoing reform effort. Thank you

I thank the distinguished representative of Ethiopia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Kenya, followed by Dominican Republic and Colombia.

Thank you, Mr. President. We thank the Deputy Secretary General and all beers for their incisive presentations on work packages 6, 7 and 13. Kenya aligns itself with a statement delivered by Uruguay on behalf of the group of 77 and China and wishes to add the following remarks in its national capacity. I will speak on three issues. First, on the overall direction of reforms, Kenya welcomes Work Stream 3 of UNH initiative as a critical opportunity to strengthen multilateralism, advance sustainable development and ensure a more responsible UN system. Second, on Work Package six, Kenya recognizes the potential of the regional approach to bridge global mandates and the country level implementation. Strengthen the regional platforms can improve prevention, resilience and integrated responses. At the same time, we echo the need for greater clarity on how these reforms will interact with existing country level structures. It is essential that the regional arrangements complement and not substitute strong national presence and country driven frameworks. Third, on work packages 7 and 13, Kenya welcomes these initiatives as practical tools to improve coordination, data sharing and access to expertise. If well implemented, they can enhance evidence based decision making and accelerate development outcomes. However, we stress that this platform must be accessible, inclusive and responsible to the needs of developing countries. They should support capacity building and avoid creating additional layers of complexity or fragmentation. Mr. President, as we move from design to implementation, Kenya emphasizes the importance of transparency, adequate consultation and data driven decision making. In conclusion, Kenya remains committed to engaging constructively to ensure that the UNHT delivers a stronger, a more effective and development oriented United nations that truly responds to the needs and priorities of all Member States. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Kenya. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Dominican Republic followed by Colombia and Then Indonesia.

Thank you, Mr. President. Dominican Republic is grateful for the organization of this exchange of views as part of the UNAD initiative. And we value the briefings on the work packages presented today that address the persistent challenges of fragmentation and coherence in the system. Our delegation associates itself with the statement of Uruguay, G77 in China and OSIS regarding with the working package 6 regional reset. We agree with the need to move towards a more integrated regional architecture. As we heard today, the existence of multiple structures and entities operating in parallel continues to limit the efficiency and capacity of offering responses to cross cutting challenges through actions that are in line with national priorities. We value this opportunity for reflection on the role of economic commissions within the repositioning of the development system of the organization and in the face of the establishment of regional platforms for integration. We support efforts to strengthen coherence and improve the link at the regional level and implementation in countries avoiding duplication. In this context, we understand regional reset as a more efficient grouping of specialized knowledge without this justifying reducing specialized personnel on the ground, which often generates capacity breaches, gaps that weaken national systems. Regional realignment, in other words, should not be pursued at the expense of reducing specialized personnel in countries with special advisory needs and support needs and in special specific contexts, such as the case of sids. We'd like to take advantage of the fundamental importance of resident coordinators as an entry point for the system in the countries. The effective repositioning of the system depends on effective coordination between the resident coordinator as a link between regional resources and the coordination of results at the level of the countries. As far as the joint knowledge hubs, these are very important to maximize their impact. It will be clear that these mechanisms provide concrete value added and maintain aligned with national needs and operate under clear, inclusive, results oriented governance schemes. Mr. President, these initiatives are important steps towards a more coherent, efficient system focused on our shared goals of sustainable development. We hope to see tangible benefits at the country level aligned with national priorities. The Dominican Republic reiterates its readiness to continue to contribute constructively in this process. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Dominican Republic. And I'll give the floor to the distinguished representative of Colombia, followed by Indonesia and then India.

I thank the President of the General assembly for organizing this briefing and the various keynote speakers for the information presented. Colombia would like to align itself with a statement made by G77 in China and like to make some additional comments on our national capacity. Colombia reaffirms its constructive commitment to the process of reform with the goal of strengthening multilateralism and ensure that it responds effectively to the priorities of Member States, taking into account the realities and necessities of middle income developing countries. I am grateful for the advances outlined in the framework of the Shared Platform Initiative. Regarding this, we would be grateful for more information on the criteria and processes that will be used for the selection of pilot countries and in particular for the initiative of joint transition planning. Along these same lines, it will be useful to understand how transparency will be ensured in this selection as well as the participation of the States concerned and the coherence with principles of humanitarian principles and national leadership and the framework established by Resolution 46182 which establishes the normative framework of the humanitarian system of the un. Regarding the package on the regional reset, Colombia values the goal of reorganizing regional capacities of the UN system to respond more efficiently to the needs of host countries. With this in mind, Colombia considers it relevant that opportunities for dialogue are promoted between the relevant national authorities and the various agencies of the UN system that operate in each country in order to understand firsthand how they evaluate the possible repercussions of these programmatic adjustments on the ground, acknowledging the central role of the cooperation frameworks and country programs as fundamental guides of work at the national level. Lastly, Colombia would like to say that these efforts of coordination and generation of knowledge must contribute in a tangible way to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, strengthening the coherence of the system and the effective support to countries in achieving the SDGs. The reform represents an opportunity to consolidate lessons learned and good practices and to build a United nations system that is more resilient, adaptable and geared towards results.

I thank the distinguished representative of Colombia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Indonesia, followed by India and then Pakistan.

Thank you, Mr. President. We align ourselves with the statement by Uruguay on behalf of the G77 in China and wish to add some points in our national capacity. Our delegation wishes to begin by expressing our appreciation to USG Rider for the updates on the progress and next steps, as well as to the DSG and all briefers for the presentation of the three work packages, we take note of the efforts toward a more streamlined, integrated and effective framework that enhances UN's impactful delivery on global mandates. Our further observations and questions on their respective work packages. Regarding Work Package six, we take note of the plan to establish regional platforms for integration and co locate regional assets. We found the presentation very useful as it provides visualization and relevant statistics to explain the proposed architecture adjustment. We believe that the visualization and relevant statistics should be included in the pre briefing materials during the circulation to help explain the idea on Work Package seven. First, we seek verification on how the three pilot hubs ensure the inclusive participation and coverage of all regions and regional commissions. Second, we believe that while the proposed pilot thematic areas are undeniably important, every region and country faces distinct challenges. We must ensure that a centralized knowledge model does not result in a one size fits all approach but remains a demand driven resource for Member States. Also, referring to our early comments, clear visualization of the entire proposed architecture adjustment might also help to understand the situation better. This will also help to ensure that the technical strengths of specialist entities might not be subsumed by a generalist regional agenda. Finally, regarding the Shared Platform Initiative, we take note of the practical steps to reduce administrative fragmentation, specifically the standardization of OCHA and Resident Coordinator Office CO location. We believe that CO location should be accompanied by clear safeguards to preserve the distinct mandates and working methods of humanitarian coordination. To conclude, we look forward to receiving more briefing on the progress of the UNAD initiative. Thank you.

I thank Distinguished Representative of Indonesia. I now call or give the floor to the distinguished representative of India followed by Pakistan and then Zambia.

Mr. President, at the outset we thank the CIRCUIT for sharing the report and other briefing material. We express our appreciation to dsg, USG Rider and other briefers for their presentation. India aligns with the statement delivered by Uruguay on behalf of G79 China. We would like to offer additional reflection in our national capacity. First, we take note of the proposals contained in work packages 6, 7 and 13. While recognizing the need to reduce duplication and improve coordination across the UN system, including at regional and country level. We consider that any proposal must tangibly strengthen the development pillar, particularly accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda and achieve progress on SDGs instead of introducing additional bureaucratic layers. While pursuing these initiatives, it is equally important to respect national ownership and to ensure that the support towards demand driven development cooperation framework is enhanced and not diminished. Second, on the CO location of regional capacities and establishment of regional platform for integration, it is important to understand how these initiatives will enhance support to Member States at regional and country level. We would appreciate a comprehensive assessment of potential risk including on existing mandates and mitigation measures for Member States consideration during upcoming ECOSOC session. The comprehensive assessment should also include potential implication of these proposals on the sub regional offices. Assessment should also clarify impact on UN country team and RCs, including on funding, modalities, operations and oversight framework. Third, on the joint Knowledge Hub, we look forward to receiving information on additional hubs budgetary implications and demonstrable practical outcomes to assess their impacts. Finally, on the Shared Platform Initiative, we note the progress in CO locating OCHA NRC offices and developing joint strategies in eight transition countries. We would request a detailed risk assessment and mitigation measures on this proposal, as well as clarification on potential changes to the existing reporting lines and country level structure due to CO Location and Accountability Framework for RCS and UN Country Team as we move forward, India reaffirms its commitment to engage constructively on Unity initiative. I thank you Mr. President.

I thank the distinguished representative of India for his statements. Now I give the floor to the distinguished representative of Pakistan, followed by Zambia and the Republic of Korea.

Thank you President. We welcome the release of the Progress and Next Steps document and thank the DSG and other senior officials for the valuable briefings. Aligning ourselves with the G77 statement, we have a few additional remarks in National Capacity on Regional Reset we have consistently stressed that the core focus of the UN Development system must remain on development as mandated in the QCPR. The overwhelming focus of Work Package 6, however, is on reorganizing regional capacities of the UN Development System to strengthen links across UN pillars. This is something we find difficult to support because of its potential detrimental impact on retaining a dedicated focus on development. We have some specific questions. How will RPIs be meaningfully different from the existing RCPs? How can we be assured their focus will remain on development? What value addition justifies a new mechanism rather than better utilizing existing capacities contained in the regional economic commissions? How will these RPIs be funded? Will they draw on existing development system resources or encroach into other funding sources? What accountability and governance mechanisms would they have and how would these differ from the existing RCPs on CO locating regional capacities within Regional Economic Commissions While we support enhanced efficiency, physical CO location must not translate into blurred reporting lines or merging of distinct mandates. We also have similar concerns on the Expertise on Demand mechanism on the Shared Platform Initiative. The briefing material refers to revised accountability frameworks for RC's delivering Agenda 2030 in crisis settings. We have two questions. How is crisis setting being defined and which countries have been classified under this category and through what process overall with regards to next steps relating to the UNDS reforms, the Secretary General's QCPR report will be submitted to both the ECOSOC and the Second Committee. The report on the financing and governance of the RC system has been separately mandated through the Fifth Committee. Different organs have distinct competencies and memberships. Any structural change to the UN Development system both at the Regional and country level must be decided by the General assembly as the most representative organ of the United Nations. I thank you very much President.

I thank distinguished representative of Pakistan. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Zambia followed by Republic of Korea and then Malaysia.

Thank you very much. Thank you very much Mr. President. For this meeting I do want to acknowledge DSG and the rest the of of the team for their presentation. I just want to add my voice also on appreciating the importance of member State engagement and even the the depth of the presentations that have been given to us today. Very helpful. We align ourselves with G77 and China's statement and want to welcome the information that's provided. Truly provides us a way to understand what's going on and see how how we can have a say. On work package 13, we take note of the efforts to strengthen the human humanitarian development coherence including through the co location of OCHA and the Resident Coordinators offices in dual presence countries. We underscore the importance of ensuring full respect for existing mandates, human humanitarian principles and accountability arrangements while seeking tangible improvements in coordination and delivery on the ground. On Work package six, we take note of the proposed regional platforms for integration and stress the importance of reinforcing the role of regional commissions, you know, while avoiding additional duplication and want to ensure that there's alignment with national priorities. I believe several member states have already pointed out that issue. We believe that the regional reset can actually be quite a game changer and we encourage you to undertake very careful analysis to get this done right. We see much value in the original reset, especially in consolidating expertise. On Work package seven, again we see a lot of merit in this. It affords a better chance to integrate knowledge and data across the UN system. Again, I think knowledge is one of those components that is a UN asset that is yet to be fully utilized. It's underutilized. We look forward to further information on the pilot knowledge hubs, including the governance arrangements and measures to ensure that they remain demand driven and are responsible to developing countries. For instance, in the selection of the three areas. We take note of the session on structural transformation and would actually encourage you to engage with member states because from our perspective we think this should have been connected also with jobs, which is a universal area of demand and then also in that ecosystem. I think to be nice to connect with academia. Thank you very much.

I think the distinguished representative of Zambia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Republic of Korea, followed by Malaysia and then Malawi.

Thank you President at the outset, I

would like to thank all the briefers

for their informative presentations. As a strong supporter of an efficient, effective and fit for purpose United nations

system, my delegation welcomes measures aimed at

reducing fragmentation and aligning related functions to

make the organization's work more impactful. We believe that the three work packages

brief today all contribute to this objective.

On the Regional reset, we recognize the need to streamline the regional capacities of

the UN Development system so that it can operate in a more coherent and collaborative manner. We appreciate Deputy Secretary General's reassurance that this is not creating new structures and my delegation would like to reiterate that we should not create an additional layer of bureaucracy when establishing regional platforms for integration. Also, on joint Knowledge Hubs, we welcome the initiative to consolidate knowledge and expertise across the development system that will contribute

to coherent policy recommendation and coordination.

However, we would appreciate further explanation on how this mechanism will be envisaged, including the role of technology if there's any third on the Shared Platform Initiative, my delegation is of the view that cross pillar collaboration between humanitarian and development functions can greatly help deliver greater impact on the ground. We note that standardization efforts are underway. However, given that national context, we would like to know if there would be any difficulties to this end and how they can be addressed. In closing, we would like to stress

that timeliness and transparency are key to advancing each work package.

We thank the Secretariat, especially Under Secretary General Guy Rider and his team for sharing the progress and next steps. We expect the Secretary General's forthcoming report to provide a clearer evidence based explanation on the substantive matters.

I thank you, I thank the distinguished representative of Republic of Korea and I'll give the floor to the distinguished representative of Malaysia, followed by Malawi and then Georgia.

Mr. President, Madam DSG, USG Malaysia appreciates the briefings on work packages 6, 7 and 13 and the efforts being undertaken by the Secretariat to strengthen the effectiveness and delivery of the UN Development System under the UN 80 initiative. At the outset, Malaysia aligns itself with the statement delivered by Uruguay on behalf of the group of 77 in China and wishes to provide the following comments on our national capacity on Work Package 6 efforts to enhance the coherence and reduce fragmentation at the regional level are both timely and necessary. We emphasise that such reforms must remain practical, cost effective and firmly anchored in country level needs and priorities. In this context, we encourage the Secretariat to focus on streamlining existing mechanisms, clarifying roles and accountabilities and ensuring that any CO location or integration efforts are guided by clear evidence based criteria that demonstrate tangible impacts on the ground on Work Package 7, Malaysia supports the establishment of joint knowledge Hubs to bring together dispersed experiments expertise and provide more coherent, data driven and context specific policy support to enhance the quality and consistency of advice provided to Member States to maximize their effectiveness. We underscore that these hubs should respond directly to Member States needs and must be outcome oriented with a clear focus on delivering practical solutions at the country level. In this regard, we suggest the establishment of clear metrics to assess how these hubs provide added value in facilitating country level delivery, including to improvements in policy coherence, timeliness and the usability of outputs for Member States. On Work Package 13, Malaysia recognizes the importance of the Shared Platform Initiative in enhancing collaboration between humanitarian and development actors, particularly in complex and crisis affected settings. At the same time, it is essential to preserve the distinct mandates and principles governing humanitarian action, including neutrality, impartiality and independence. Coordination arrangements must remain balanced and transparent while ensuring that strengthened accountability frameworks do not impose additional administrative burdens at the country level. In closing, Malaysia reaffirms its commitment to engage constructively with the Secretariat and Member States to ensure that these reforms contribute to a stronger, more coherent and more effective United nations system. I thank you.

I thank this distinguished representative of Malaysia. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Malawi, followed by Georgia and the United Kingdom.

Thank you Mr. President. Malawi appreciates and congratulates the SG, DSG, the USG, Guy Rider and his team,

their teams for their progress in the UNHA initiative.

Malawi aligns its comments with those made by Uruguay on behalf of G77 and China on the benefits to the Member States of the progress so far and the next steps. I would like to raise that policy implementation is the key problem with limited human and financial resources to our countries, particularly those of us who are trying to develop the LDC seeds and aerial disease. So Malawi raises two questions. One, how do you anticipate working with community based organizations and civil society organizations on the ground for support to policy implementation and delivering of impactful results? Second, due to the need to identify innovative resource mobilization mechanisms, how do you envision the UN collaborating with private sector organizations and private investors to ensure adequate and timely resources are available on the ground for policy implementation and would like to also hear more a little bit

on the country reset as you have presented on the regional reset.

I thank you. I thank the distinguished representative of Malawi. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Georgia followed by United Kingdom and then namibia.

Thank you Mr. President. We wish to thank the briefers. First of all for their insightful presentations on the progress of the UN 80 initiative and congratulate the SG team, the DSG, the USGS and welcome the report and the progress made across all three work streams. We wish to share several observations on the unit process under Work Stream 2. We note with appreciation the research adoption of the resolution on mandate creation, implementation and review. This is a critical step towards organizations efficiency. We also appreciate the creation of a Mandate Registry which provides a clear and accessible database for all UN mandates and will serve as an important tool for the organization's accountability and transparency. At the same time, we must underline that while consolidating the frequency of certain mandates is encouraged, we need to carefully analyze the actual need for annual and biannual resolutions in different contexts. Not all mandates carry the same context and a one size fits all approach to periodicity risks undermining both efficiency and substantive delivery of the mandate. Mr. Chair on Workstream 3, Georgia supports efforts to consolidate and streamline the UN's programmatic and operational activities to maximize impact on the ground. We welcome the focus on eliminating duplication across funds, programs and specialized agencies and encourage greater coordination in planning, reporting and budgeting cycles. In this context, digital transformation and modern management tools must be prioritized as key enablers of of a more agile secretariat. We are following the ongoing discussions on a possible merger of un, women and UNFPA and underscore the need for a comprehensive assessment on structural reform. More broadly, Georgia strongly supports efforts to empower residents and humanitarian coordinators at the field level. Those who work closest on the field should have the trust, resources and flexibility to act decisively. Strengthening their role is fundamental to ensuring that the UN's pillars of development, peace and human rights deliver tangible results for the people it serves. Finally, Georgia calls for member states driven engagement throughout the process. Georgia stands ready to contribute constructively to the next phase of the UN 80 process and supports a consensus outcome for a stronger and more accountable United Nations. I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Georgia. I now call on the distinguished representative of United Kingdom followed by Namibia.

Thank you President and thank you to our briefers for their time today and to their teams for all the hard work that goes into these briefings and all the work being done on you and at more broadly. The data in the slides supporting the

recommendations are really helpful, so thank you

for those and data and evidence must continue to drive solutions that ensure the greatest impact, as you all know.

But I'd like To reiterate the UK

is a huge supporter of the UN80

initiative we welcome a more efficient UN for greater development impact on the ground,

including through an empowered RC system and we welcome the UN's leadership to drive these efforts and are conscious that the

time really is now to make these changes.

So thank you again for your efforts. We stand ready to support these in upcoming forums including Echo Sock, oas, Relief to Development, HASS and other fora. In the spirit of unity I'll try

and be brief and just flag a

few key points and questions. Firstly, on the Shared Platform Initiative we support the aim to increase cross pillar

collaboration to reduce fragmentation in responses. We see this will have a greater impact on development while simplifying the work of RCHCs.

I recently visited Nigeria to better understand the realities of a transition country context and briefings in New York on these

transition contexts would be really welcome, including

an understanding of the support and guidance that RCS and UN country teams are receiving from Headquarters and the lessons that

you learned that you mentioned will be

learned from other contexts. We welcome the revision of the Management Accountability Framework, the MAF to provide clear guidance for RCS on delivering Agenda 2030 and crisis settings. Can you share any specifics on what this revision will contain and any other

aspects of the MAF that will change and enhance clarity on performance expectations is a positive step.

Will the Shared Platform Initiative also address responses to instances where these expectations are not being met? And then on the regional reset, co locating regional expertise where feasible makes absolute sense. How will feasibility be determined though? And in addition to co, location, reporting

lines and accountability are key.

And finally, we strongly support the aim to ensure closer alignment between regional action and country results. And we welcome more detail on what

aligning regional contributions in cooperation frameworks to create a clearer line of sight from

regional assets to country level outcomes, as noted in your report, would look like in practice. Many thanks.

I think the distinguished Representative of United Kingdom I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Namibia.

Thank you President. We welcome this consultation, this engagement and thank the DSG and ASG for USG for the briefings and the different briefers in this meeting. Namibia welcomes the ongoing efforts of the senior leadership of the Secretariat and the comprehensive report presented two member states on progress made thus far under the UN 80 Initiative Action Plan. We align ourselves to the statement delivered by Uruguay on behalf of G77 and China. We want to underline the importance of the UN system remaining effective, efficient and impactful in line with Action 45 of the Pact for the Future. We therefore welcome the work package 5 on the reconfiguration of the UNSCT sorry, UNCT and reiterate that work in this regard should make the RC system more strategic, responsive, accountable, collaborative and integrated in support of developing countries. In this regard, we wish to reiterate and reaffirm that close consultation with national governments on the ground should be conducted to ensure national priorities are upheld while ensuring ownership. In this regard, I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Namibia. We've come to the end of the speaking list and since there are some questions and comments that want to be made, I have a list of speakers of our panel on the table. First Mr. Guy Rider, followed by Madame Amina Mohammad, and then Mr. Li Jun Hua and and then Mr. Adam Osorno, Director of Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. So I give the floor to you, sir.

Thank you very much, President. Well, I think the great majority of the questions and comments have been addressed to the presenters of the three specific work packages. So I will limit myself very briefly to say that it is indeed heartening to know that the guide that we shared with you today seems to me to need and it confirms us in our conviction that we must continue to work for the maximum transparency and provision of information to you. We'll continue in that vein. Can I add also that the online UN80 dashboard is being updated in line with the guide that we've shared with you. That can be found@un80actions.un.org and thank you also my second and last point for the comments and advice and the guidance, your expectations concerning the next report of the Secretary General, which as I indicated early on, you'll be receiving towards the end of the month of May, all being well and we'll take of course your expectations on board in that regard. Thank you.

I thank you Mr. Garreider for your statement and I'll give the floor to Madam Deputy Secretary General, Madam Amina Mohammed.

Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Excellencies. And let me just say that they have been really constructive and well meaning inputs that will help to shape the report as it comes before the SG in the coming weeks. We still have deep consultations that we are engaging with the system and we hope that next week we will have a document that we, the Secretariat would be able to share with you. There are opportunities, continuing opportunities. I believe I do have a meeting with the EOCS group on the small island states bilaterals. Absolutely. We are open to further clarification and of course ECOSOC oas. This is probably one of the most complex of the exercises that we've taken on it is expected that we feel the remit of the global headquarter level. But at the same time the results have to land on the ground in each and every one of our countries. And the regional perspectives give a little bit more specificity, but not completely because each country is different. And we are doing this within a context where the geopolitical tensions are really tough and being felt in each and every country. And we're having to find ways to restore, respond a lot more quickly to the specificity of different countries. A lot more analysis is required in real time. Technology allows us to do that. And that's why it's so important that the work packages on the knowledge hub, on the technology and the data will be an integral part of what we do. There are deep pushbacks, pushbacks and deep cuts to the work that we do. And we all of this we try to hang on to the most important guidance, which is national priorities. At the country level. The work package on the regional reset has been linked very much so with the country configurations. There is also the work package on strengthening DCO and the RC footprint. And this is important to this work, but also the work packages expertise on demand. Something not new that we have tried to attempt, but I think this is the best opportunity that we've had. And if you read through that work package, a lot of work has been done on this marketplace that we see where the issues of funding, the issues of particular expertise are better defined. I think it's important to take note of. And here we need the help of member states and the boards where we need more information coming from our entities on the profiles, on the type of expertise we have and where we have it. A lot of the expertise that we see today is tied, it's tied to projects and funding for particular work in countries. We need more core funding to allow us that flexibility that when you need to stand up a team on energy transitions because there is a serious effect from serious economic effect and energy effect from a conflict. Whether Ukraine, before now, the Middle east, we don't have that capacity, we don't have that bandwidth given the constraints we see on the funding. Important also to our transitions work again, in many countries there are transitions and transitions mean to sustainable development. Where we've had a crisis, we've managed to get across the the bridge of peace, it will land in sustainable development. That continuity, that ability for us to catch that at the country level is really, really important for this. The cross pillar work. The cross pillar work is not mixing up the mandates, it's not giving Less to development. It's acknowledging that we are now with development as an emergency, dealing in very complex context of countries that are facing the climate change crisis. A lot of cross border issues where we have refugees and crisis because of the humanitarian and I believe EDEM will give us some reflections on that. And the political nature of the conflicts is cross border. It is in governments that have had unconstitutional changes all this while. We are still trying to deliver on sustainable development. It needs a better understanding understanding. It is not taking away mandates, but it is sharing that information. And having someone in the room in those pillars on human rights, on the political is incredibly helpful to better prepare us for how we respond to the development pillar. The CO location is for more, not less. This is what the SG has put out. There is where can we do better with this? Clearly in some places that is not possible. We are not looking for CO location where the missions are political or otherwise. And in some cases the regional footprint, where the development family is and where the regional economic commission is, for instance in Latin America and the Caribbean would do less rather than more. So it is about looking at our footprint across all the regions and seeing where we can leverage more coherence coordination towards this. I take note of the concerns, legitimate concerns on with the small island developing States. I think that the intention is to strengthen the MCOs. This was something that we put up right at the very beginning of the reforms and it has not got to where we need it to come to. And that's why we need very much more deeper conversations and specificity to how this would happen. We are seeing from the system more response to this and investments. And I agree you already have a framing around the regional view of how we do that investment. The economies of scale are important, but we will drill down in our meetings that we will have with you and be more specific in that output. It has also strong links to the country configuration. We do have the fragmented realities on the ground for governance. This we are continuing to try to find ways in our discussions with you, whether it's at the board level or the intergovernmental processes, to see how we can deal with the duplications, but much more about, you know, the visibility. A lot is happening on the ground today that's responding to the crisis on funding and it is a very deep crisis. We are not just responding to the cuts, but we have to to take the realities into consideration. Many of our agencies, funds and programs, the humanitarian footprint, have already had to reconfigure their positions in regions and in countries to retain our ability to respond less so because they are no longer in each individual country. But the clustering of some of our offices ensures that we are better able to continue to be present in one way or another. But we don't always have visibility on that. So that's a piece that we're still working on to make sure that we have a better data picture than the one that we've had today on the RECs. We are not reforming. I would say we are not restructuring the RECs. That's an intergovernmental process that member states would have to haven't asked for. But what we do see is that there is an immense opportunity for the assets that we have in the regional economic commissions to be better leveraged. And so it is really about trying to reorganize how we do that within our own system. It's building on what has been quite successful with the regional collaborative platforms. Not enough. And that's why it is an RCP 2.0, if you like, as we go to the RPI. The integration is to get a better result of that and a connection to the countries that we don't have. And it is not in all cases that regional economic commissions or regional agencies, funds and programs are docked into the corporation framework to help with those capacities. And we want to make sure that that happens. The consultations continue. There was a question about how we're doing all these consultations under the. In the UN system. This is being done by USG Nagamitsu and she is also being supported by our leads in one of our RECs and in the Office of the Peacebuilding, the Peacebuilding Office. These consultations continue regularly. We share the work and the reports. We also have an RC advisory group that I think is about 24, 25 now across all regions. That gives us a better understanding of how this would land in practical terms. We do not want to be disruptive, we do not want to be duplicative. We want to make sure that we're hitting the ground running better than we have been. There is, I take note, on the internal and external value less process that is duplicative. And it is about facing outward, facing in terms of landing results in our countries. We are behind on the 2030 Agenda and many of our regional. And so it is for us to do more on the outside, to be more efficient on the inside and more ready to respond in real time. We will need the support of boards in all of this to do what we need to do, and particularly in other platforms such as ecosoc oas. And this will be, I can assure you we are trying to reduce the additional layers of inefficiency on the spi. I think there will be edem will say something, but we do appreciate the feedback on that. It is about us. You see, the RC has that responsibility on the development agenda. There's an added responsibility for humanitarian. But there is a very clear understanding of how those two hats come together. And those are firmly rooted in the two mandates that they have. We look forward to continuing the discussion with you as we move on with the pieces of work on UN80. Thank you.

Thank you. Madam Mina Muhammad. I would like to give the floor to Mr. Lee Zhuhua, Undersecretary General for Economic and Social Affairs. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

First of all, let me joined my colleagues by expressing our profound gratitude to your broad endorsement for this worked package, award package to launch this joint knowledge House and your political guidance, also your political blessing. It's certainly what the Secretariat would have followed as our guiding principles. And also we heard clearly your comments, your concerns and especially from the countries in a vulnerable situation like small island developing States, landlocked developing countries and also least developed countries. We certainly in our process to move forward will be the very, very mindfold on how we will maximize the benefits for the Member States, especially those in vulnerable situations. Perhaps instead of answering to those specific questions that I could just offer a few brief general observation and clarification. We know we need to inject with more specific information to offer the more clarities. I can assure you once those three pilot hubs finalize its operation plans, then we could clarify with more details. That's the first thing. And second thing I know that most of the Member States are still concerned about whether or not it would be a duplication what kind of the governance structure, what what kind of the new resources may be needed. I can be very confident and clear to all the Member States. The very fundamental objective for this work package is to pull the thematic knowledge across the UN development system to the strength and the service to the Member States. We are not aiming to create any new additional bureaucratic layer. And also at the present moment, we don't anticipate that there will be a new additional resources required to launch this joint knowledge hubs. And also this is going to building on the existing mandate and also our existing plan. So that's the second point. The third point. It is a process inclusively transparent. First with the Member States and also with the UN entities. All the unities are encouraged to participate in this process with regard to the operation of those three pilot project and also the weather, we maintained a very practical and phased approach. We would like to see that by September when we present the initial output or we will say the lower herring fruits and then we will seek the feedback from Member States and how we will move from the first phase to the second phase. And last but not least, some member states also are the relationship between this work package and with others. I think that it's clear from our own perspective the work packages 7 focus very much on the policy support to the Member States to pour into all the existing knowledges from across the UN entities. But work package 7 work package 8 is a very much focused on the demand from the country level to provide expertise. So all in all, both packages are very directly responsive to the Member States needs and drive. Thank you.

Thank you Mr. Underserker, General for Economic and Social affairs for your briefing. I now give the floor to Madam Edem Wasorno who will be speaking on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher. The Under Secretary General floor is yours.

Thank you Mr. Chair, and thank you.

Echoing what the DSG has said on

the Shared Platform initiative, thanking all delegations for your strong support and constructive engagement. As the DSG said, this is for our, you know, to support our operations on the ground. And you heard of course from Under Secretary General Fletcher from Somalia, the common thread across all your interventions, very clear. Humanitarian assistance and development must continue in much greater complementarity and this is something we've seen on the ground quite a lot. The questions are around the scope principles of leadership and transition. So if you allow me very quickly to go through a few of them on the scope, the DSG and ERC have agreed on the four priority areas as discuss discussed.

It's focused on country level support, no

additional priorities for now, just to make it easier for our HCs and RCs on the ground and the focus is implementation. Through October, DSG and ERC have asked Gary Corneille, incoming RC for Kenya and myself to lead a small task team to go forward on that. On the principles again, the sg, dsg, ERC have been very clear. Humanitarian principles remain firmly intact and so mandates of course not affected. 46, 182 on one side and of course 72, 72, 79 on the other side and subsequent resolutions making clear that those two are complementary but not creeping into each other. The SPI does not rethink RCAT functions, create new mandates, etc. Again, we're listening to what our RCs and ATs have been seen on the

ground in terms of of support intended

to strengthen complementarity, coherence and a common approach among the leadership on the ground and in several countries myself, but of course, Tom, dsg, Afghanistan, Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan, Ukraine, Lebanon, Pakistan. You can see how useful it is to literally walk around the corner, speak to somebody rather than get in a car and drive across. The CO location means a significant deal to fostering collaboration between HCTs, UNCTs, et cetera, transitions. We've heard consistently from, you know, RCs across transition countries the two things that are needed and we're supporting them the best way we can. Capacity including staffing, development funding directed to the most marginalized funding marginalized communities to build resilience. We've also engaged systematically with all member states of the transition countries from the OCHA side and also of course from the DCO site we have a few ask of member states, if you allow me for governments, please continue enabling principled humanitarian access. In supporting RC leadership for donors, there's been questions about funding. DSG stressed the funding gaps that we have also on the humanitarian side, sustained flexible humanitarian funding. Tom Fletcher is out in Somalia now. He was in South Sudan before and you've seen his media on the various impacts of the funding crunch. We are asking that we fund humanitarian response, but also step up on the development investments through the countries. Back to you, Mr. Chair. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Edema Sorno for your briefings on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher's office. Since we don't have any more things to say at the moment, we've come to the end of the meeting. And so our informal meeting on the plenary is now concluded. I thank the delegations and the briefers and principal for their participation in this meeting. The meeting is adjourned.