The UN Security Council will choose his successor later in 2026. "In my opinion, the basic responsibility for international peace and security lies with ​the UN, lies with the Security Council," Guterres said. "That is the reason why it is so important ‌to reform the Security Council. And it's very interesting to see that some that criticise the UN for being not effective are the ones opposing the reform of the Security Council. He launched a reform task force in March, known as UN80, which seeks to cut costs and improve efficiency.