On September 16, local time, according to CCTV reporters, the United Nations Secretariat submitted a 256-page budget report to the General Assembly on the 15th. For the first time, this report combines the regular budget, the special political affairs budget and the headquarters part of the peacekeeping support account.

According to the proposal,Ordinary budgets and special political affairs will be cut by more than 15 percent, from US $3.8 billion to US $3.2 billion,Involving the abolishment of 2,680 posts, accounting for about 18.8% of the total number of jobs. Furthermore,The peacekeeping support account will also reduce 206 postsThe budget was cut by 11.2 percent, and the report hopes the relevant measures will be implemented from January 2026.

The report emphasizes that more than half of the abolished posts are currently vacant, but some incumbents will be affected. The specific layoffs will be applied collectively by function, level and affiliated organization according to the current reduction policy of the United Nations, and the personnel with the most unstable contracts will be at higher risk. At the same time, the Secretariat launched a voluntary early separation plan.

In order to alleviate the impact on personnel, the Secretariat also plans to alleviate the adverse impact of organizational restructuring through measures such as job transfer and gender balance analysis. However, the report also admits that some general affairs employees will face dismissal because they cannot be transferred across work stations.

According to another CCTV reporter, since US President Trump took office,The United States has not paid any money to the United Nations.The United States currently owes the United Nations $4.30.5 billion in fiscal year 2024 and $8.207 billion in fiscal year 2025.