UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark warning that the United Nations is facing an imminent financial breakdown, stressing that chronic funding shortfalls and mounting arrears threaten the sustainability of essential UN programmes across conflict-affected and vulnerable regions.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres disclosed this during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S.
The U.N. chief has told states that the organisation is at risk of "imminent financial collapse", citing unpaid fees and a budget rule that forces the global body to return unspent money.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote in a letter to ambassadors dated January 28 that the crisis is deepening, threatening programme delivery and risking financial collapse.
According to him, the situation will deteriorate further in the near future, adding that U.N. is facing a cash crisis as the world body's largest contributor.
The United States has slashed voluntary funding to U.N. agencies and refused to make mandatory payments to the U.N.'s regular and peacekeeping budgets.
In the letter, Guterres said "decisions not to honour assessed contributions that finance a significant share of the approved regular budget have now been formally announced."
“Either all Member States honour their obligations to pay in full and on time or Member States must fundamentally overhaul our financial rules to prevent an imminent financial collapse," he said, warning that cash could run out by July.
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