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General Assembly approves $3.45 billion UN regular budget for 2026

·January 2, 2026·1 min read

The budget – approved by the 193-member General Assembly on Tuesday – authorizes $3.45 billion for the coming year, covering the Organization’s three core pillars of work: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. While the approved budget is roughly $200 million higher than the Secretary-General’s proposal prepared under...

LIVE: General Assembly decides on 2026 UN budget

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·December 30, 2025·1 min read

Follow our live coverage as the General Assembly and its Fifth Committee meet today to finalize negotiations and vote on the United Nations’ regular budget for 2026. The Fifth Committee is responsible for administrative and budgetary matters, including the Organization’s finances and staffing. UN News app users can click here...

UN chief warns unpaid dues near $1.6 billion, as budget cuts deepen

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·December 2, 2025·3 min read

António Guterres told the Fifth Committee the UN is facing its most fragile cash position in years, despite sharp reductions already built into next year’s budget plans. “Liquidity remains fragile, and this challenge will persist regardless of the final budget approved,” he said, pointing to the “unacceptable volume of arrears”...

UN faces ‘race to bankruptcy’ as Guterres unveils sharply reduced 2026 budget

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·October 20, 2025·2 min read

The revised proposal marks a significant drop from his original ask for next year of $3.715 billion and is 15.1 per cent below the 2025 approved appropriation. Speaking to the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly – which handles UN finances and administration – Mr. Guterres described a deeply precarious...

‘The margins of the budget’: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion annually

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·July 6, 2025·1 min read

“The money simply is not reaching the women and girls who need it most,” UN Women said in a news release issued on Monday. This estimate comes in the midst of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development underway in Sevilla, Spain. There, world leaders are working to...

UN’s lifesaving programmes under threat as budget crisis hits hard

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·May 31, 2025·1 min read

Member States had paid just $1.8 billion towards the UN’s $3.7 billion regular budget for 2025, as of 9 May. Including unpaid contributions from previous years, total unpaid assessments stand at approximately $2.4 billion as of 30 April. The United States is the largest debtor at about $1.5 billion, as...

General Assembly approves $3.72 billion UN budget for 2025

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·December 25, 2024·1 min read

The approved $3.72 billion regular budget (RB) for 2025 represents an increase of about $1 million over the Secretary-General’s October proposal to the Assembly’s Fifth Committee, which oversees administrative and budgetary matters. The regular budget funds UN programmes across key areas, including political affairs, international justice and law, regional cooperation...

General Assembly approves $3.59 billion UN budget for 2024

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·December 24, 2023·1 min read

In actions taken late evening on Friday, the 193-member General Assembly also adopted nearly $50 million in additional funding for decisions taken by the Human Rights Council, UN’s primary forum on human rights matters. It also decided to establish the Peacebuilding Account, a dedicated multi-year special account, as a modality...

UN chief proposes $3.3 billion budget for 2024

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·October 10, 2023·1 min read

“The role of the United Nations has never been more vital – and we are stepping up our efforts,” Mr. Guterres told delegates at the General Assembly’s main budget committee. He highlighted key initiatives such as the SDG Stimulus, Our Common Agenda, Climate Solidarity Pact and Acceleration Agenda, to respond...