Mr. President,

1.I have the honor to deliver this intervention on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.

2.The Group appreciates the overview provided by the Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Mr. Guy Ryder on the UN80 initiative, as well as the updates received on work packages 14 and 27.

3.The Group wishes to acknowledge efforts to provide Member States with pre-briefing materials and relevant reports, and reiterates its request to receive them with enough time in advance of these briefings in order to facilitate more substantive exchanges.

4. At the outset, let me reaffirm the Group of 77 and China's continuous support for the UN80 initiative, as well as its overarching objective of achieving "a paradigm shift" in how the UN system organizes its work in order to deliver greater impact on the ground for the people we serve.

5. The Group also wishes to reiterate that any reform proposal should not lead to the dilution of development mandates, nor jeopardize long-standing country-level work carried out by UN development entities. Any structural adjustments should respond to clearly identified challenges and respect the operational realities of field presences. Whenever possible, efficiency gains should be redeployed to development activities in programme countries, with a view to fulfilling the UN80 vision of strengthening impact on the ground.

6. The Group of 77 and China sees particular merit in work package 14 and takes note with appreciation of the pre-briefing material entitled "UN80:Unified Services Roadmap". The Group welcomes the efforts undertaken under the leadership of the Secretariat to improve efficiencies and reduce costs through a consistent and evidence-based framework aimed at enhancing the delivery of operational services, and agrees on the need to free up resources for programmes and delivery. The Group further takes note of the four areas of ongoing work and acknowledges the finding that no single delivery model fits every service, taking into account the different national contexts and needs. The Group looks forward to receiving the full Unified Services Roadmap by 30 June, as well as the outcome report to be submitted by the end of October.

7. Regarding work package 27, the Group takes note of the pre-briefing material entitled "UN80 Initiative: Environment", the 10 recommendations contained therein, and the goal of strengthening the UN system's environmental architecture to deliver environmental support more coherently, maximizing country impact and improving effectiveness and efficiency. The Group looks forward to receiving the Secretary-General's information brief in August.

8. The Group of 77 and China would appreciate it if you could elaborate on how the proposals or recommendations under this work package would contribute to advance resource mobilization and fundraising, in order to support developing countries in their implementation of their national commitments under the diverse Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs).

9. The Group remains firmly committed to engaging in all relevant deliberations actively and constructively, with the aim of ensuring that all processes are transparent and inclusive, thereby enabling a more effective, efficient, equitable, and truly representative United Nations system.

Thank you.