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

CCTV reporter On February 6 local time, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mike Wolsz stated that the U.S. will pay part of the billions of dollars in overdue payments to the United Nations within a few weeks, while emphasizing that the UN needs to continue its reforms.

Previously, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned about the UN's financial situation, stating that due to member states' overdue contributions, the UN faces the risk of "imminent financial collapse." Wolsz mentioned in a phone interview that the first payment will be seen soon, although the final amount has not been determined, he believes it will be finalized within a few weeks.

On January 30 local time, UN Secretary-General Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq stated that Secretary-General Guterres has written to all member states regarding the current severe financial situation of the UN, warning that the UN will face the risk of running out of funds and calling for urgent action from member states. Haq noted that although over 150 member states paid their dues last year, the total amount of overdue contributions still stands at $1.56 billion, which has doubled compared to the previous year. He warned that as long as the two aforementioned issues persist, the UN faces a real risk of running out of funds.

Currently, the U.S. is the largest debtor among UN member states. The UN stated that since U.S. President Trump took office in January last year, the U.S. has almost stopped paying its dues, and there are still outstanding payments for 2024. As of September last year, the U.S. owed over $3 billion, including over $820 million in regular budget assessments due for 2025, as well as arrears from previous years and unpaid peacekeeping expenses. In January of this year, UN Secretary-General Deputy Spokesperson Haq confirmed that the U.S. has still not paid its overdue contributions to the UN.

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

Dujarric confirmed during a press conference that the U.S. did not pay its dues last year. He stated that according to Article 19 of the UN Charter, a member state that fails to pay its dues for several consecutive years may lose its voting rights in the General Assembly at some point. "This is not the Secretary-General's decision, but a provision of the UN Charter."

Dujarric added that the provisions of Article 19 only pertain to the General Assembly, and theoretically, a "debtor" country remains a UN member state.

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