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UN General Assembly Fifth Committee
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- 1US envoy Bartos addresses UN budget committee at General Assembly▼Opening Statement for Ambassador Jeffrey Bartos, U.S. Representative for UN Management and Reform UNGA81 Fifth Committee, Main Session
Ambassador Jeffrey Bartos, the U.S. Representative for UN Management and Reform, delivered an opening statement at the Fifth Committee of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The Fifth Committee handles the organization's administrative and budgetary matters, and the United States has been pressing for management reform and tighter spending at the UN. Bartos's remarks outline Washington's position on budgets and reform for the session.
- 2Speakers Tell UN Committee Oversight Bodies Key to Reform●Oversight Bodies Critical to Making UN More Agile, Coherent, Cost-Effective, Speakers Tell Fifth Committee
Speakers at a UN General Assembly Fifth Committee session argued that oversight bodies are critical to making the United Nations more agile, coherent and cost-effective. Delegates used the meeting to press for stronger review mechanisms as the organisation faces demands to streamline its work and deliver better value amid budget pressures. The discussion feeds into broader reform debates at the UN.