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U.S. Makes $160 Million Payment Toward Nearly $4 Billion Owed to U.N.

The partial payment leaves a vast shortfall against arrears that threaten the U.N.’s mid‑year cash flow.

FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
US President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2025. This year's theme, "Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights," brings together world leaders to tackle global crises including the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. (Photo by Mehmet Eser / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by MEHMET ESER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The payment, made last week, was credited to the U.N.’s regular operating budget, according to spokesman Stéphane Dujarric.
  • The United States still owes $2.196 billion to the regular budget, including $767 million for 2026, plus $1.8 billion for peacekeeping operations.
  • Secretary‑General António Guterres has warned of an “imminent financial collapse,” with regular‑budget cash possibly running out by July without full dues or rule changes.
  • The disclosure coincided with President Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace meeting, where he pledged to work “very closely” with the U.N. and to “help them moneywise.”
  • U.N. officials say the U.S. accounts for about 95% of overdue regular‑budget arrears after paying nothing in 2025, and no timetable for additional U.S. payments has been announced.