UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday formally proposed slashing the core UN budget for next year by $577 million and cutting more than 18 percent of jobs. Guterres is seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs as the world body turns 80 this year amid a cash crisis, driven largely by US arrears. “We ended 2024 with $760 million in arrears, of which $709 million is still outstanding from 2024.

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday formally proposed slashing the core UN budget for next year by $577 million and cutting more than 18…

The UN plans to cut nearly a fifth of its staff positions as unpaid member dues climb to $1.59 trillion.