UNGA81 Fifth Committee

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.