UN80: Workstream Three: Secretary-General’s UN80 Briefing
Delivered by H.E Ms. Beth Delaney, Chargé d'affaires, Permanent Mission of Australia to the UN
29 July 2026
Thank you, President.
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
CANZ thanks the briefers for their presentations.
Today we would like to make three points.
First, on Work Package 18, CANZ welcomes the Secretary-General’s review of funding mechanisms and encourages the implementation of recommendations.
At a time of fiscal constraint, it is more important than ever that all UN entities demonstrate better value for money, enhance transparency, achieve tangible results on the ground, and operate as One UN.
Implementing the recommendations can reduce fragmentation and transaction costs, improve transparency and accountability, and promote system-wide coherence.
We see particular value in:
- Recommendation 7 – better demonstrating the distinct value of core funding, and what it enables compared to other modalities, to increase donor confidence; and
- Recommendation 10 – strengthening country level Funding Compact dialogues, to drive more progress against Funding Compact commitments. This should include Resident Coordinators, as managers of Cooperation Frameworks, being empowered to convene partners, direct resources towards agreed priorities, and strengthen accountability for system-wide results.
Member States must also play their part. This includes advancing meaningful funding reform – such as the proposals discussed in the Operational Activities for Development Segment – through forthcoming intergovernmental processes, including in Second Committee.
And paying their assessed contributions in full, and on time, in accordance with our obligations under the Charter.
Second, on Work Package 21, CANZ welcomes the Secretary-General's development of a Management for Results mechanism, to strengthen how the UN’s outcomes are measured and communicated.
This work builds on Member States’ request of the Secretary-General in OP19 of resolution 80/251 - “Mandate creation, implementation and review for an efficient and effective UN”. This work package can provide Member States with a clearer picture of the UN's collective results and limitations and improve senior leadership’s ability to steer the UN system collectively.
We welcome the progress already being made by the Secretariat in streamlining its reporting, as well as creating digital tools to improve visibility across the mandate lifecycle by linking mandates, resources, results, and reports in a transparent and user-friendly manner, as also requested in resolution 80/251.
We encourage the Management for Results mechanism to focus on a limited number of agreed system-wide outcomes, while avoiding additional reporting burdens and respecting the distinct mandates of UN entities.
Third, on Work Package 22, CANZ supports the Secretary-General’s efforts to build more coordinated, agile and field-orientated prevention, peacebuilding and peace support.
The new unified Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office will help provide more coordinated assistance to Member States, supporting lasting peace, stronger institutions and development.
We welcome the focus on making the UN's prevention and peacebuilding capacities easier to identify, coordinate and deploy. However, as prevention is truly a system-wide priority, we encourage the UN to think beyond the traditional peace and security architecture. Many of the risks that drive instability are addressed through development, humanitarian, governance, human rights, climate and economic interventions.
In this regard, we support hosting regional peace and development advisers in Regional Commissions, integrating peace and development support in Resident Coordinator Offices, and aligning surge capacities. This more integrated approach could leverage complementary expertise to better deliver system-wide outcomes on the ground. We would welcome more information on how this will be funded.
We also welcome the emphasis on support to nationally owned prevention strategies and peace finance. In our view, these provide a useful organising framework for bringing together the UN's political, development and financial tools around a common set of national priorities, and for strengthening partnerships with international financial institutions and regional development banks.
In closing, CANZ would be grateful for an update on the process for the forthcoming reports under Workstream 3, including what decisions will be sought and how decisions will progress through the General Assembly.
Thank you.