The Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725 million to the United Nations in Washington and Geneva, according to a congressional notification seen by Reuters. The payment would address part of more than $4 billion in U.N. dues the world body said the United States owed. U.N. officials and aid experts said the transfer could help cover salaries and delay deeper cuts, though U.S. voting rights could still be at risk if more payments are not made.
A person departs the United Nations headquarters building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, Mar. 1, 2022. Reuters-Yonhap
WASHINGTON/GENEVA — The Trump administration has started the process to transfer $725 million 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 to questions about the reasons for the payment from an administration which has slashed funding to many U.N. agencies and blasted the global body for not living up to its potential.
The money — mentioned in an Aug. 4 State Department notification letter to Congress that has not been reported — is set to go through before an expected speech by U.S. President Donald Trump to the U.N. General Assembly in New York next month.
