Archive · 2 Aug 2025
UN Report Finds its Reports are Largely Unread
The United Nations produces a lot of reports, but not many people read them.
A new report showed that most reports don't get downloaded or read often.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is worried and wants to fix it.
He suggested fewer reports, but making them more useful.
The UN is also dealing with money problems, as not all member countries pay their dues on time.
This situation is making it hard for the UN to work.
A UN report revealed that many UN reports are not widely read.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefed countries on the report.
The UN80 taskforce produced the report to improve efficiency and cut costs.
The top 5% of reports are downloaded over 5,500 times.
One in five UN reports receives fewer than 1,000 downloads.
- Who
- The report was produced by the UN80 reform taskforce and discussed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
- What
- A UN report revealed that UN reports are not widely read.
- When
- The report was issued late on Thursday, and Antonio Guterres briefed countries on Friday.
- Where
- The report concerns the United Nations.
- Why
- To improve efficiency and cut costs within the United Nations.
- Report Focus
- Efficiency and cost-cutting within the UN
- Secretary-General
- Antonio Guterres
- Taskforce
- UN80
- Reports Increase
- 20% increase since 1990
- Number of UN member states
- 193