20.6 2018 年 5 月，大会第 72/279 号决议核准了联合国发展系统改革的初步阶段。秘书长发起的这一改革具有深远意义旨在加强发展系统和激励其努力支持《2030 年可持续发展议程》和《第三次发展筹资问题国际会议亚的斯亚贝巴行动议程》的执行工作。大会重申各区域经济委员会在支持实现可持续发展目标方面发挥的作用，同时认识到每个区域环境的具体情况。
20.6 In May 2018, the General Assembly, in its resolution 72/279, approved the initial phase of the far-reaching reform of the United Nations development system, launched by the Secretary-General with a view to strengthening the development system and galvanizing its work in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. The Assembly reaffirmed the role of the regional commissions in supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and recognized the specificities of each regional context.