Trump administration touts more than $1B in UN budget cuts as reform push gains momentum

The Trump administration says it secured over $1 billion in U.N. budget cuts in six months, including a $550 million ...
Free Malaysia Today

No further budget cuts expected in massive UN reform

As a first step to address falling member-state contributions, the UN cut its 2026 regular budget by 9.2% from 2025 levels. (EPA Images pic) The United Nations, undergoing significant reform, does not ...
American Enterprise Institute

UN Budget Restraint Requires Reducing UN Salaries

The United Nations is in financial crisis. The cause is multi-faceted. One factor is the extraordinary growth of the UN regular budget — from $1.998 billion in 2005 to $3.729 billion in 2025, 87 ...
Free Malaysia Today

UN changes budget rule to cope with financial crisis

The UN’s regular budget is funded by mandatory contributions from 193 member states, determined by their economic heft. (AFP pic) The UN General Assembly on Tuesday made a new rule to bar member ...
Barron's

UN Chief Proposes 15% Budget Cut In 2026

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is proposing a 15-percent cut to the UN's regular budget in 2026 as it struggles with chronic liquidity problems made more acute by US President Donald Trump's ...