Maia Davies and Imogen Foulkes, Geneva correspondent
Jan. 30, 2026
The United Nations is at risk of «imminent financial collapse» due to member states not paying their fees, the body’s head has warned.
António Guterres said the UN faced a financial crisis which was «deepening, threatening programme delivery», and that money could run out by July.
He wrote in a letter to all 193 member states that they had to honour their mandatory payments or overhaul the organisation’s financial rules to avoid collapse.