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Trump administration begins transfer of $725m to UN, amid billions owed

UN secretary general has said UN faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ due to unpaid contributions from member states The Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725m to the United Nations, a congressional notification seen by Reuters ⁠showed – a move aid experts said ⁠was a welcome step towards paying ​billions in dues owed. There was no immediate response from Washington DC to questions about the re

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The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
21 Aug 2026, 19:14 UTC
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Reuters
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Trump administration
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UN secretary general has said UN faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ due to unpaid contributions from member states The Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725m to the United Nations, a congressional notification seen by Reuters ⁠showed – a move aid experts said ⁠was a welcome step towards paying ​billions in dues owed. There was no immediate response from Washington DC to questions about the re
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    Trump administration begins transfer of $725m to UN, amid billions owed

    UN secretary general has said UN faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ due to unpaid contributions from member states The Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725m to the United Nations, a congressional notification seen by Reuters ⁠showed – a move aid experts said ⁠was a welcome step towards paying ​billions in dues owed. There was no immediate response from Washington DC to questions about the re

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • publisher category Trump administration rss-category
  • publisher category US foreign policy rss-category
  • publisher category US news rss-category
  • publisher category US politics rss-category
  • publisher category United Nations rss-category
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