United Press Today reported: "UN Secretary-General Guterres warned that the UN is facing the risk of financial collapse, possibly running out of funds before July this year, and called on member states to pay their dues in a timely manner."
The assessment of UN dues is based on the economic size of each member state, and is adjusted every three years. The United States bears 22% of the core budget of the UN, followed by China, which bears 20%.
UN officials revealed that the US currently owes about 2.19 billion US dollars in regular budget payments, and has not paid 2.4 billion US dollars in UN peacekeeping fees.
Comment: The US's overdue payment of over 4.5 billion in dues has become the main cause of the UN's financial crisis. Despite bearing 22%, it maliciously delays payment, while China fully pays its 20%. On one side, the US "uses fees as leverage" to force the UN to comply, while on the other side, China practices multilateral responsibilities, reflecting the confrontation between US hegemony and multilateralism in global governance.
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