The United States announces it will pay part of its overdue payments to the United Nations within a few weeks! It previously owed over $3 billion.

CCTV Reporter On February 6th, local time, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Michael Walz, stated that the United States will pay a portion of its overdue billions of dollars to the UN within a few weeks, while emphasizing that the UN needs to continue reform efforts.

Previously, UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a warning about the UN’s financial situation, stating that due to member states’ arrears in dues, the UN faces an “imminent financial collapse.” Walz told reporters in a phone interview that the first payment will be seen soon, with the final amount yet to be determined, but he believes it will be finalized within a few weeks.

On January 30th, local time, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, stated that Guterres had written to member states about the current severe financial situation of the UN, warning that the organization faces a risk of funding exhaustion and calling for urgent action. Haq said that although over 150 member states paid their dues last year, the total arrears still amount to $1.56 billion, doubling from the previous year. He warned that as long as these two issues persist, the UN faces a real risk of running out of funds.

Currently, the United States is the largest debtor among UN member states. The UN has stated that since President Trump took office in January last year, the U.S. has almost ceased paying dues, and as of now, there are unpaid dues for 2024. As of September last year, the U.S. owed more than $3 billion, including over $820 million in regular budget contributions for 2025, as well as past arrears and unpaid peacekeeping expenses. In January this year, UN Deputy Spokesperson Haq confirmed that the U.S. still has not paid its overdue dues to the UN.

On January 8th, UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Dujarric stated that if the U.S. continues to default on UN dues, it may lose its voting rights in the General Assembly at some point.

During a press conference that day, Dujarric confirmed that the U.S. did not pay its dues last year. He said that according to Article 19 of the UN Charter, if a member state fails to pay its dues for several consecutive years, it may lose its voting rights in the General Assembly. “This is not a decision made by the Secretary-General, but a provision of the UN Charter.”

Dujarric added that the provisions of Article 19 only apply to the General Assembly, and in theory, “debtor” countries remain UN members.

Source: Daily Economic News

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