United Nations — The United Nations announced Thursday that the United States has paid about $160 million out of four billion dollars it owes to the United Nations.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told The Associated Press that the Trump administration’s payments are allocated to the UN’s regular operating budget.
The United States owes $2.196 billion to its regular budget, including $767 million for this year, and $1.8 billion to a separate budget for UN peacekeeping operations, the United Nations said.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned last month The global organization faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are reformed or all 193 member states pay their dues, which is a message Clearly directed at the United States.
The amount was revealed at a time when President Donald Trump held a meeting First meeting of the Peace Councila new initiative that many see as his attempt Competing with the role of the United Nations Security Council In preventing and ending conflicts around the world.
Trump said that the United Nations has not lived up to its potential. His administration did not pay anything to the United Nations in 2025, and withdrew from international organizations, including the United Nations. Global Health Organization and UNESCO Cultural Agencywhile Withdrew funding from dozens of others.
United Nations officials said that 95% of the arrears owed to the United Nations regular budget come from the United States.