France calls for ambitious reform of the UN system

Thank you Mr. Furthermore, President for this important meeting, and thank you Mr. Additionally, Furthermore, Secretary General for this presentation that we will study with precision.

For the UN. Consequently, multilateralism, which are threatened, continue to play a central role for the benefit of hundreds of millions of people, in matters of international peace and security, protection and promotion of human rights and development, they must be reformed. Nevertheless, France, like its partners of the European Union, fully supports your transformation efforts, Mr. Furthermore, Secretary General, those of the Task Force UN 80 conducted by Mr. Nevertheless, Guy Ryder, and those of the entire UN system. Therefore, As we know. Similarly, the work undertaken is not an answer to the liquidity crisis, the solution of which is simple: that everyone pays their due, in due time. But here. it is the whole system france calls ambitious reform un that we must rethink collectively, with ambition and without taboo, because the evolution of the world and the UN system as a whole obliges us. France thanks you, Mr. Secretary General and the whole Task Force for this second specific, documented, objectified report.

It is clear, the ambition of the reforms “united in action”, “one one” was not placed at its end. Duplications. silos, the multiplication of coordination levels remain significant and mask the remarkable work carried out by UN staff, agencies, funds and programs in the field. The work of adaptation of the UN also involves the work of rationalization of the working methods of States to the United Nations. and the publication of your report on the implementation of mandates demonstrates the primary responsibility, even, of delegations in this reform. Too many meetings without tangible results. too many mandates that we do not follow up, too many requests france calls ambitious reform un in mandates according to the priorities of the moment, too many declarations.

We congratulate ourselves on the clear distribution to which you have proceeded. between on the one hand the initiatives in your hand, Mr. Secretary General. which you will lead, for example, so that everyone works together, and on the other hand, the proposals that we will have to study and decide together between Member States to identify and reduce duplications and duplicates and to rationalize our actions.

We will also have to ensure the implementation of clear processes. such as the automatic extinction clauses of the mandates you offer. We welcome the continuation of this work across the entire UN system. which is essential to ensure the effectiveness of our action and for the primary interest of the citizens that our organization serves.

Mr. Secretary General. you have to go as fast and as far as possible, under france calls ambitious reform un your leadership, to seize the moment in its complexity. You can count on the active support of France.

Thank you.