United Nations, Feb 19 (AP) The United States has paid about USD 160 million of the nearly USD 4 billion it owes the United Nations, the UN said Thursday.
The Trump administration's payment is earmarked for the UN's regular operating budget, UN. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told The Associated Press.
The UN has said the United States owes USD 2.196 billion to its regular budget, including USD 767 million for this year, and USD 1.8 billion for a separate budget for the far-flung UN peacekeeping operations.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last month that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues, a message clearly directed at the United States.
The disclosure of the payment came as President Donald Trump convened the first meeting of the Board of Peace, a new initiative many see as his attempt to rival the UN Security Council's role in preventing and ending conflict around the world.
Trump has said the United Nations has not lived up to its potential. His administration did not pay anything to the United Nations in 2025, and it has withdrawn from UN organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the cultural agency UNESCO, while pulling funding from dozens of others.
UN officials have said 95 per cent of the arrears to the UN's regular budget is from the United States. (AP) GRS
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