US plans initial payment towards billions owed to UN, envoy Waltz says
The U.S. will make a significant initial payment toward $2.19 billion owed in U.N. arrears while pushing for ongoing reforms to improve efficiency and focus.
- Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said an initial tranche will arrive in weeks as a significant down payment toward the billions the United States owes the U.N.
- U.N. officials say the bulk of regular-budget arrears come from the U.S., which owes $2.19 billion by the start of February plus $2.4 billion for peacekeeping and $43.6 million for tribunals.
- More than policy, Waltz framed the payment as support for UN80 reforms, highlighting the need to cut duplication among seven U.N. agencies with climate as primary mission and consolidate logistics.
- With a Tuesday warning, the U.N. could run out of cash by July, and the spending bill includes $3.1 billion for U.S. dues, Waltz said.
- Amid a broader U.S. retreat from multilateralism, the U.N. General Assembly approved a $3.45 billion budget for 2026 on December 30, about 7 per cent lower than 2025 but $200 million higher than proposed.
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Secretary Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Ukrainian Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett) The United States will begin paying overdue United Nations dues, addressing the organization’s financial crisis while pushing for urgen…
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