General Assembly: Briefing followed by 69th plenary meeting (resumed), 80th session

General Assembly adopts $3.45 billion United Nations budget for 2026, Fifth Committee texts, as severe cash-flow pressures persist.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 00:39:14
• Production Date: 30 December 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: FIFTH COMMITTEE - ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS
• Subject Topical: ADMINISTRATION; UNITED NATIONS BUDGET; UNITED NATIONS REFORM; PERIODIC REPORTS; VOTING; BUDGET CONTRIBUTIONS
• MAMS Id: 3522775
• Parent Id: 3522272
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 80 SESSION 69 PLENARY 30 DEC 2025 PM PART 2

Description

Following complex negotiations in its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), the General Assembly today adopted the United Nations programme budget for 2026 — totalling $3.45 billion — as it concluded the main part of its eightieth session.

Negotiations on the 2026 programme budget reflected both the ongoing financial constraints facing the Organization and the broader context of the UN80 initiative, which aims to improve efficiency, reduce duplication and better align resources with mandates. The budget largely reflects the Secretary-General’s proposed 15 per cent reduction in financial resources and a nearly 19 per cent cut in staffing.

Briefing by the Secretariat on the one gavel approach

Report of the Fifth Committee

• List of proposals contained in the report of the Fifth Committee (A/80/568) for consideration by the General Assembly (A/C.5/80/INF/3)

Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

A/C.5/80/L.5

A/80/568

A/C.5/80/INF/3