The chief of the United Nations has warned that the organization is on the verge of “imminent financial collapse” as a result of member states failing to pay their fees. António Guterres stated that the UN was facing a financial crisis that was “deepening, threatening programme delivery” and that funds could run out by July.
In a letter to all 193 member states, he stated that in order to avert collapse, they must either fulfil their mandatory payments or revamp the organisation’s financial procedures. It comes after the United States, the UN’s largest donor, declined to contribute to its regular and peacekeeping budgets and withdrew from numerous institutions it deemed a “waste of taxpayer dollars”. Several members are either behind on payments or refuse to pay.
Though the UN General Assembly approved a partial adjustment to its financial structure in late 2025, the organisation is still facing a massive cash crisis, exacerbated by a provision that requires it to reimburse money it never received.
Signs warning of the issue have been posted throughout the organization’s Geneva headquarters. In an almost desperate effort to conserve money, the escalators are frequently switched off and the heating is turned down.
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