UN Budget & Finances - Press Conference | United Nations

UN Controller Chandramouli Ramanathan told reporters that on Tuesday (30 Jun), the Member States approved a budget of $5.1 billion for peacekeeping, “which is about $550 million less than last year, which is a 9.7 percent reduction.” “About 1,100 civilian posts also being reduced,” he added. Asked about the two biggest financial contributors of the UN, Ramanathan said that on the regular budget, “China owes us another US dollars 428 million, which we expect them to pay maybe in September and December into installments.” “The US also was assessed US dollars 767 million. They paid 160. We've been told that they were planning to make a payment in April and July. The April payment didn't happen, so they are still telling us that the payment is on its way and we are expecting a payment.” The Controller also said, “our assumptions are based on collections from both of them, if either of them doesn't pay in time, we have a little bit of a crisis in September, but if they don't pay at all or pay a less than their original amount, then we have a little bit of a challenge at the end of the year. But even if both of them pay, we're going to end the year with pretty much our cash gone.” Ramanathan also emphasized that the new methodology “prevents a crash” but “it does not do away with all the problems.” He said, “the expectation should not be that suddenly we are in a great shape and we're going. No, we have prevented a crash. We ensure that the boat can get to the coast. It does not mean that it's strong enough now to keep sailing because it still has problems. It is still vulnerable to any nonpayment.” The UN ended 2025 with a record high of $1.6 billion in unpaid assessments, according to the Secretary-General latest report on the Organization’s financial status, issued in May. Overall arrears across the regular budget, peacekeeping and two international tribunals exceed $6.5 billion. At the beginning of this year, the UN implemented strict cash conservation measures to both reduce and slow expenditures. Until Tuesday night (30 Jun), the financial rules, established 80 years ago, required the UN to give back any unspent funds to Member States as credits against future assessments. This applied even when underspending results from late contributions or from funds that were never received.


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US-Iran Ceasefire Strains as Attacks Hit Bahrain and Kuwait - Briefing | United Nations

Addressing a Security Council emergency session as a fragile US-Iran ceasefire came under renewed strain following fresh military exchanges, Assistant Secretary-General Elizabeth Spehar said, “residential areas, ports, energy facilities, commercial vessels and maritime personnel must be protected” and “merchant shipping should not be used as a tool of pressure.” The military exchanges have reportedly included in recent days attacks by Iran on Bahrain and Kuwait.


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🚨STAGE COLLAPSES as Trump’s DISASTER Fair FALLS APART!!!

Episode Title: 🚨STAGE COLLAPSES as Trump’s DISASTER Fair FALLS APART!!!
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'No Israeli security without Palestinian freedom; no Palestinian freedom without Israeli security'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation and former hostage negotiator. One thousand days after the outbreak of the Gaza war, Gershon Baskin shares a stark assessment of Israel's political and strategic trajectory. Rather than framing the anniversary solely as a military milestone, he argues that it represents a profound failure of political leadership, strategic planning and institutional accountability. His analysis moves beyond battlefield developments to examine the deeper dynamics shaping the conflict: the absence of a national inquiry into October 7, the growing disconnect between military operations and political objectives, the psychological distance separating Israelis and Palestinians, and the failure of Israeli politics to seriously confront the Palestinian question. At the same time, Baskin advances an explicitly strategic rather than purely moral argument for peace. He contends that Israel's long-term security and Palestinian freedom are mutually dependent, and suggests that an emerging regional economic agenda, backed by Gulf states and potentially driven by an unusually influential American administration, could create a rare opening for a negotiated two-state settlement. Whether one agrees with his conclusions or not, he offers a comprehensive critique of prevailing assumptions and a vision that reframes peace not as idealism, but as geopolitical necessity. #Israel #Gaza #Palestinians 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X: https://f24.my/Xen Bluesky: https://f24.my/BSen and Threads: https://f24.my/THen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen


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'If Ukraine falls, this will be the end of the European Union and the end of Europe's future'

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher, journalist, author and President of PEN Ukraine. According to Dr Yermolenko, the war is not simply a military confrontation, Europe's future hangs in the balance. Speaking hours after a devastating missile attack on Kyiv, he juxtaposes the intimate experience of civilian vulnerability with a broader strategic analysis, arguing that Russia's continued attacks on residential areas reflect military frustration rather than momentum. He contends that Ukraine's comparative advantage lies in asymmetric warfare, technological innovation, and the mobilisation of civil society, while warning that European support is not merely an act of solidarity but a matter of continental self-preservation. #Ukraine #Europe #Putin 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X: https://f24.my/Xen Bluesky: https://f24.my/BSen and Threads: https://f24.my/THen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen


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LIVE: MeidasTouch RESPONDS to MAJOR BREAKING NEWS - 7/2/26

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Military leader SPEAKS OUT against Trump…gets ARRESTED!

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'Iranians succeeded in making Strait of Hormuz primary issue rather than their nuclear programme'

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the University College Dublin. Lucas argues that the centre of gravity has fundamentally shifted. And he highlights the growing divergence between American diplomatic objectives, Israeli territorial ambitions, and Iranian efforts to secure economic recovery after a devastating conflict. Rather than depicting the current ceasefire as a pathway towards peace, Lucas characterises it as an unstable equilibrium sustained by mutual restraint, unresolved ambitions, and competing visions of regional order.  #Iran #Trump #Hormuz 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X: https://f24.my/Xen Bluesky: https://f24.my/BSen and Threads: https://f24.my/THen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen


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Bahrain on Middle East - Media Stakeout | United Nations

Informal comments to the media by Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain on the situation in the Middle East - Security Council Media Stakeout.


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Security Council's Agenda July 2026 - DRC Presidency | Press Conference | United Nations

Press Conference by Ambassador Zénon Mukongo Ngay, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and President of the Security Council for the month of July 2026, on the programme of work of the Security Council in July.


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Parents and Grand parents of the 16 children found in home plead not guilty to child endangerment

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