Mr President,

I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

After 80 years, we are at profound moment for the United Nations and for the commitments enshrined in the Charter. The Secretary-General's UN80 initiative is vital to ensure that the organisation is fit for purpose and effective to meet the challenges we are facing including in the global human rights landscape.

We as Member States have a responsibility to engage constructively in this process. Reform cannot be left to the Secretariat alone. It requires our collective ownership, careful prioritisation, financial discipline, restored predictability in the UN's assessed contributions, and a shared commitment to achieving efficiencies that strengthen the impact of our work in this Council and complement the Council's own efficiency and rationalisation efforts.

Reforms must enhance the UN's coherence and effectiveness, while ensuring that resources remain aligned with mandates and Member State expectations. Expanding expectations without expanding support is neither responsible nor sustainable.

As Member States, we must resource the human rights pillar adequately and reliably. Too often this is not the case. In a period of heightened global pressure on the rules-based international system, payment of contributions in full and on time is crucial to upholding the UN's normative and accountability roles. We must avoid any weakening of the UN's core human rights functions.

We remain committed to working with all partners to ensure that UN80 delivers a stronger, more effective, and more credible United Nations across all three pillars.

Thank you.

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