UN Budget Cut Because US Won't Pay Dues, Noted Biden Appoints Blinken
The United Nations, already struggling to address global crises, is now slashing its budget because the United States, its largest debtor, can't be bothered to pay what it owes. This fiscal negligence means crucial programs—like humanitarian aid and peacekeeping—face a 7% cut. Meanwhile, the Biden administration just approved another $14 billion in aid to Israel, despite its ongoing actions in
Gaza that have led to charges of genocide at the ICJ. It seems Washington has plenty of cash for foreign wars, but not for the global body designed to prevent them. One might wonder if the US expects the UN to simply 'do more with less,' as it simultaneously undercuts the body's financial stability while demanding it rubber-stamp US foreign policy. This isn't 'financial turmoil'; it's a deliberate
defunding, strategically weakening the very institution that might hold powerful nations accountable. How many more humanitarian crises will be exacerbated because one permanent Security Council member decided its invoices were optional?