Thank you Mr.  President,

Allow me start with the expression of our appreciation to the distinguished briefers for their focused and informative presentations.

Albania supports the UN80 Initiative as a practical effort to make the United Nations more efficient, better coordinated, and more delivery oriented. We encourage that this process remain focused on concrete improvements in how the UN operates on the ground.

On the UN Women–UNFPA merger assessment, as one of vice presidents of the UN Women Executive Board, Albania attaches great importance to this process. The merger must strengthen, not dilute, the mandate on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. It will be critical to ensure clear governance structures, strong accountability, and continued oversight by the Executive Board.

On technology, Albania sees strong potential for the UN to better leverage existing platforms and partnerships rather than create parallel structures. From our experience, in our role as co-facilitator of the WSIS+20 process, we emphasize the importance of promoting inclusive digital transformation, strengthen digital cooperation, and support capacity-building. We believe these efforts can directly contribute to the objectives of UN80 by improving system-wide coherence and impact in the digital domain. We encourage closer alignment between WSIS follow-up and UN80 work on technology.

We also see merit in streamlining reporting mechanisms, including moving toward more focused and potentially biennial reporting cycles, with greater emphasis on impact rather than process.

On data, Albania supports practical steps to improve data sharing and interoperability across the UN system, while strengthening national statistical capacities and reducing reporting burdens should be also key priorities.

In conclusion, Albania remains committed to a focused, pragmatic UN80 process that delivers measurable improvements in efficiency, coherence, and results.

I thank you.