UN faces severe cash crisis as Trump admin ramps up pressure on world body

fox ^ | January 30, 2026 | Efrat Lachter

[chief lee runamok]

As the Trump administration slashes funding and exits multiple international bodies over criticism that the U.N. has failed to promote U.S. interests, the United Nations is warning it could face a cash crisis by July.

In a Jan. 28 letter from U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres to ambassadors, he cited record unpaid dues and rigid budget rules that have left the organization exposed.

Guterres said the U.N. is trapped in a "Kafkaesque cycle" in which rigid budget rules force it to return "unspent" funds even when those contributions were never paid. He said outstanding dues reached a record $1.568 billion at the end of 2025 and that collections covered only 76.7% of assessed contributions, leaving the organization dangerously exposed.

[chief lee runamok]

On the lighter side of things.

[George from New England]

I voted for this

[faithhopecharity]

YAY!
put the UnitedNazis out of their misery ASAP
and
kick all the spies and enemy agents out of USA

[Paladin2]

The UN should find a better bidness model where they actually provide valuable services that various Counties might want to fund.

[Uncle Miltie]

Let it die on the vine.

Good riddance.

[Uncle Miltie]

Can we do NATO next?

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[MinorityRepublican]

Ask them.

[WARFLAMEOfLiberty]

Gut the UN and leave.

[Fungi]

Poor babies....damn shame....

[Hyman Roth]

Who has the boo hoo girl gift. Eff the UN.

[Hyman Roth]

Unpaid dues. Yeah ours. Can’t survive without the US. EFF th.

[AZJeep]

Good!
Maybe China can chip in few $$$?

[SaveFerris]

[UN faces severe cash crisis]

[Salvavida]

Now Trump! Now! Pull the rug out from them and kick them out of the US.

Leeches. Never forget how they ganged up on Israel.

[SaveFerris]

[UN faces severe cash crisis]

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Zelenskyyyy needs a wardrobe consultant in his cabinet.

[decal]

And Taiwan.

[samiam5]

The U.N. is so broke,I heard they can’t even keep their escalators running.

[RetiredTexasVet]

There are 180 plus other members ... take your begging bowls to them.

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

We’re 38 trillion dollars in debt. This is unsustainable.