The United Nations finished revising its 2026 proposed program budget, outlining over $500 million in reductions as part of a sweeping internal reform plan. The measures, known as the UN80 initiative, are a response to a critical funding shortage.
Briefing reporters at the opening of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, Secretary-General António Guterres compared the upcoming high-level week to a "World Cup of diplomacy" that provides a crucial opportunity to solve global problems, including his own plans for 150 bilateral meetings among nations.
