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US Holds $4 B UN Dues, Demands Ten Reforms

4/29/2026

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The United States linked the release of its UN contributions to nine reforms, while both the U.S. and China’s UN missions declined comment.
The reforms call for overhauling the UN pension system, banning Chinese funding to the secretary-general’s office, ending business-class travel and cutting 10 % of peacekeeping missions.
The United States still owes roughly $4 billion to the UN, having paid $160 million, with $2.4 billion due for peacekeeping and $43.6 million for tribunals.

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The United States linked the release of its UN contributions to nine reforms, while both the U.S. and China’s UN missions declined comment.
The reforms call for overhauling the UN pension system, banning Chinese funding to the secretary-general’s office, ending business-class travel and cutting 10 % of peacekeeping missions.
The United States still owes roughly $4 billion to the UN, having paid $160 million, with $2.4 billion due for peacekeeping and $43.6 million for tribunals.