UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday (Dec 1) formally proposed slashing the core UN budget for next year by US$577 million (S$748 million) and cutting more than 18 per cent 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 US$760 million in arrears, of which US$709 million is still outstanding from 2024. We have also not received US$877 million of 2025 dues and so thus, arrears now stand at US$1,586 million, Guterres told the 193-member UN General Assembly budget committee.He proposed a core budget of US$3.238 billion for 2026, a reduction of 15 per cent compared with this year. That budget includes political, humanitarian, disarmament, economic, social affairs and communications work. Contributions to most UN agencies, funds and programmes — such as the World Food Programme and children s group Unicef — are voluntary.
Tuesday 16 December 2025
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UN chief proposes slashing 2026 budget by $748m, cutting 18% of jobs
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