US Signals Intent to Cut UN Salaries

US Signals Intent to Cut UN Salaries

Earlier this week, the United States Representative for UN Management and Reform, Ambassador Jeff Bartos, spoke bluntly at the meeting on the “UN Common System” on the need to address unsustainable levels of compensation in the UN system. The UN Common System is a network of 30 specialized agencies, funds, programs, and other entities affiliated with the United Nations that apply the salaries, benefits, and allowances determined by the Internati…

Is Russia’s Influence at the United Nations on the Decline? - PONARS Eurasia

Image credit/license PONARS EURASIA POLICY MEMO NO. 938 (PDF) On the eve of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed over a hundred diplomats gathered at a roundtable organized by the Russian Diplomatic Academy. Lavrov, who was scheduled to speak during the…

US Wants UN Salaries Cut, but D.C. Is Singing to the Wrong Choir

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, center, about to hold a global town hall session with UN personnel, March 27, 2025. A US representative at the UN has recently criticized the rate of UN salaries, saying they are too generous, but reducing compensation is complicated, experts say. MARK GARTEN/UN PHOTO United States President Trump has made it abundantly clear that the United Nations needs to shrink and to spend less. Washington is now sugge…