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United Nations faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ without urgent action, UN chief says
AP ^
| 30 Jan 26
| Edith Lederer
Posted on 02/02/2026 6:49:28 AM PST by delta7
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues — a message likely directed at the United States and the billions it owes. ......President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the United Nations has potential but has not lived up to it. His administration has withdrawn from U.N. organizations like the World Health Organization and the cultural agency UNESCO, while pulling funding from dozens of others....
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: funding; ohnoanyway; un; unitednations
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Long overdue. Much like the EU negotiating with the IMF for a bail out. We can only hope the UN, EU, and even NATO " go away", forever.
President Trump is just the man to " make it so".
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:49:28 AM PST
by
delta7
To: delta7
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:49:56 AM PST
by
brownsfan
(We are already on the slippery slope.)
To: delta7
How can I help it collapse faster?
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:52:09 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: brownsfan
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:52:19 AM PST
by
blackdog
(The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.)
To: delta7
Anyone do a audit of the UN to see who’s pocket all that money ends up in ?
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:52:32 AM PST
by
butlerweave
(Fateh)
To: delta7
Is there anything we Americans can do to speed up the process? Our taxpayer dollars are already being used to fund every freeloading, subhuman on the planet.
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:52:41 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Cheech Frey and his sidekick, Timmy Chong have turned Minniesomalia into a Cheech & Chong movie.)
To: delta7
Urgent
Do they mean without the US propping them up?
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:53:41 AM PST
by
stanne
To: delta7
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:53:49 AM PST
by
budj
(Combat Vet, second of three generations.)
To: delta7
We can make a long standing problem truly go away by actually doing nothing?
Just don’t do anything, and it will be over?
That, my fine-feathered Friends, is MAGA on a roll.
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:53:57 AM PST
by
Macoozie
(Roll MAGA, roll!)
To: delta7
I’m not seeing the problem here.
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:56:01 AM PST
by
Sicon
("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
To: delta7
To: All
Broken elevators and broken microphones have consequences
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:57:39 AM PST
by
SteveH
To: brownsfan; All
😁😁😁😁😁😁 Where do we want to start the conga line??😁😁😁😁😁😁
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:57:40 AM PST
by
SMARTY
(In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
To: delta7
Bummer. How about consolidate and move out of the Manhattan location
that is on 18 acres in Turtle Bay?
To: delta7
Best news of the month and that will be the case through February 28
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:58:55 AM PST
by
albie
To: delta7
Good riddance to bad trash.
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posted on
02/02/2026 6:59:16 AM PST
by
MurrietaMadman
(The Gates of hell shall not prevail against you)
To: delta7
How about a 50% pay cut for everyone working there for starters?
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posted on
02/02/2026 7:01:09 AM PST
by
volare737
( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
To: delta7
One less enemy of the United States.
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posted on
02/02/2026 7:01:31 AM PST
by
bray
(It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
To: delta7
You know another way that the UN could stave off financial collapse? Have the staff stop taking private planes and fly coach. Stop staying in luxury hotels. Stop paying exorbitant prices to send teams of UN staff to useless conferences. Stop spending a fortune on UN furniture and art. Use Zoom instead of flying around the world to luxury locations for meetings. Cut staff by about 50% and make the remainder of the staff actually work. Get rid of useless committees. If the UN did this, it could live well within its current income.
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posted on
02/02/2026 7:01:46 AM PST
by
Opinionated Blowhard
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: budj
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posted on
02/02/2026 7:04:12 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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