Source: Seattle Times
“The United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations, the U.N. said Thursday. The Trump administration’s payment is earmarked for the U.N.’s regular operating budget, U.N. spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told The Associated Press. The U.N. has said the United States owes $2.196 billion to its regular budget, including $767 million for this year, and $1.8 billion for a separate budget for the far-flung U.N. peacekeeping operations. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last month that the world body faces ‘imminent financial collapse’ unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues, a message clearly directed at the United States.” (02/19/26)