UN Seeks Readability on When US Will Pay Dues, and How A lot

[ad_1] The United Nations mentioned on Monday it's ready for particulars on when and the way a lot the US can pay towards its delayed price range dues, following a promise final week that Washington would make an preliminary cost inside weeks.

"We have seen the statements, and admittedly, the secretary-general has been in contact for fairly a while on this problem with Ambassador (Mike) Waltz," U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric mentioned in a briefing.

"Our (price range) controller has been in contact with the U.S.; indications got. We're ready to see precisely when funds can be made and in what quantities," he added. U.N. Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm on U.N. funds in a January 28 letter to member states and warned that the 193-country group is prone to "imminent monetary collapse" because of unpaid charges.

The vast majority of the charges are owed by Washington, which underneath President Donald Trump has been retreating from multilateralism on quite a few fronts and demanded that the U.N. reform and lower prices.

"You will definitely see an preliminary tranche of cash very shortly," Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, advised Reuters on Friday. "It will be a major ... down cost on our annual dues. ... I do not consider that the final word determine is determined, but it surely'll be in a matter of weeks."

U.N. officers say the U.S. is accountable for greater than 95% of excellent dues towards the common U.N. price range. The nation owes $2.19 billion by the beginning of February, plus one other $2.4 billion for present and previous peacekeeping missions and $43.6 million for U.N. tribunals.

U.N. officers say the U.S. didn't pay into the common price range final 12 months and owes $827 million for that, in addition to $767 million for 2026, with the rest of its debt made up of arrears from earlier years.

Requested if the cash would go towards final 12 months's dues or these for 2026, or each, Waltz mentioned: "Simply basically, in direction of the arrears, and likewise in recognition of among the reforms that we have seen."

As of final Friday, 55 nations had paid their contributions to the common U.N. price range for this 12 months earlier than due date this previous Sunday, U.N. information confirmed.