Overview
- In a letter to all 193 member states, the secretary‑general said the organization could exhaust its funds by July after only 77% of assessed contributions were paid last year.
- The United States did not pay its 2025 regular budget contribution and provided about 30% of its peacekeeping share, with U.N. figures and reports placing U.S. arrears near $4 billion.
- Trump told POLITICO he could get other governments to pay “within minutes” by calling them, yet he declined to say whether Washington will settle its own debts.
- He dismissed talk of relocating the headquarters, saying the United Nations will remain in New York.
- U.N. offices have begun austerity measures and program cutbacks, and cash flow is further strained by rules forcing refunds of unreceived “unspent” funds, including a recent $227 million return, as some donors such as the U.K. and Germany reduce support.