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US Bars China Funding UN Discretionary Fund, Demands Reforms

4/29/2026

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The United States will block China from sending tens of millions of dollars to the UN discretionary fund.
Washington issued two diplomatic notes demanding nine reforms—pension overhaul, ending business-class travel, cutting senior positions—and a 10 % cut to peacekeeping missions and a ban on China’s funding of the UN discretionary fund.
The United States owes $19 billion to the regular UN budget, $2.4 billion for peacekeeping, and $43.6 million for UN tribunals.

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The United States will block China from sending tens of millions of dollars to the UN discretionary fund.
Washington issued two diplomatic notes demanding nine reforms—pension overhaul, ending business-class travel, cutting senior positions—and a 10 % cut to peacekeeping missions and a ban on China’s funding of the UN discretionary fund.
The United States owes $19 billion to the regular UN budget, $2.4 billion for peacekeeping, and $43.6 million for UN tribunals.