Preliminary

On September 16, UN Secretary-General Guterres proposed: Reduce the United Nations regular budget by more than 15% in 20262,681 jobs will also be affected, facing dismissal difficulties.

According to senior United Nations officials, the main reason for this situation is that some member states, such as China and the United States, failed to pay their dues in full or on time, resulting in the problem of capital chain break. Among them, America is the worst.¡£

one year The US burned more than $900 billion in military spending.Why pretend to be poor to the United Nations? Why is China also on the list of dues arrears?

900 billion military expenditure does not blink, 1.2 billion membership dues pretend to be poor and cry

UN Secretary-General Guterres recently sent a letter, which made people gasp after reading it. He said that the United Nations Budget to be cut by 15% by 2026, equivalent 500 million2,681 jobs have to be cut.

This is no joke number. Imagine that an organization responsible for maintaining world peace actually has to make a living by mass layoffs, even Escalator at Geneva HeadquartersThey are all out of service because they can't pay the electricity bill.More ridiculous is behind.

America as The largest paying countries, unexpectedly owed more than $1.25 billion.U.S. military spending exceeds one year. $900 billionWhat is the concept of this number?

Like a person who earns hundreds of thousands a month, even to the property to pay a few hundred administrative fees to cry poor, not to say. 1.2 billion contributionsNine cows for the United States.

What's even more outrageous is that since Trump re-entered the White House, Not even a penny.¡£This confession not only affected the United Nations, but even forced the World Health Organization to close three regional offices.

When the superpowers begin to play, The International OrderEveryone pays for that.Someone might ask, is America really without money? the answer is obviously no, there is a deeper backdrop behind it. Political considerations¡£

From Reagan to Trump, it¡¯s been 40 years.

This American trick is not a recent beginning. As early as The Reagan era.The U.S. has learned to use its pocket money to cheat the United Nations.The logic is simple: when UN resolutions or actions are in the interests of the United States, it actively pays contributions.

As soon as the United Nations becomes "not obedient enough", the United States will immediately tear off its disguise. Pass Arrears and suspended payment of duesThis interferes with the normal functioning of the United Nations.To be honest, the United States wants to turn the United Nations into its own ¡°word hall.¡±

Liu Jiangyong, a professor at Tsinghua University School of International Relations, directly pointed out that this reflects ¡°The impact of American unilateralism on the multilateral system¡±¡£From the historical context, this practice has lasted for nearly 40 years, forming a complete set of Political toolbox¡£

When the United Nations needs to pass a resolution that is not in the interests of the United States, Washington suggests that ¡°the bill is not yet settled.¡±

Analysis by experts from the American Institute of Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows that the United States has undergone three phases of financial control over international organizations, from experimental operations during the Reagan era to the Clinton period. Institutionalized applicationAnd to the present day.

Behind every crisis is the United States The invisible hand.Manipulating the whole situation.The question is, how long can this trick be played?

China handed from 1% to 20%, while the United States became the nail.

Similarly, it is "not matched", but the reason behind it is different. 1% in 2000Growth to the present 20%, this change speaks for itself.

This is not an increase in burden, but a natural manifestation of strength growth, and the rise in China's economic status makes this proportion adjustment reasonable. Payment without exception.¡£

For example, the membership fee of US $480 million in 2024 was paid on December 27 of that year. This schedule is more due to Budgetary cycleThere is also a need for strategic considerations to promote UN fiscal reform.

In contrast to the EU-27, joint payments account for 31% of the UN budget, with timely payments up to 30%. 98%¡£As the third-largest payer, Japan has never delayed debt and has added voluntary contributions several times.

This comparison is embarrassing: a truly responsible nation is silent, while a superpower is silent. Playing badly¡£What makes people even more infuriating is the serious inequality between rights and obligations. As the second largest contributor to the general expenditure, China Employees comparedBut only 2.3%.

The United States, on the one hand, is the largest debtor, while enjoying the largest number of UN employees, accounting for up to 9.4%¡£This phenomenon profoundly reveals the unequal reality in the current international order, and also explains why developing countries are increasingly dissatisfied.

Go to the left or go to the right.

UNDP forecasts shocking: if the cuts are implemented, the impact will be 42 least developed countriesof aid projects.What does that mean? Meaning that those places that need help most will lose the last The life line.¡£

And all this is because of the arbitrary delusions of a superpower.More seriously, this practice is triggering a chain reaction, and the WTO and the International Labour Organization are facing similar problems. Funding challenges¡£

International relations experts predict that if this trend continues, it will accelerate the formation of "de-dollarization" and a multipolar international system. The EU has proposed the establishment of The United Nations Financial Stability FundAs an emergency mechanism, this is itself a response to the unreliability of the United States.

Some countries are even discussing new funding models such as digital currency payments and carbon tax supplementation, trying to get rid of reliance on the United States. ¡°Limiting the Veto Right¡±Adjustment of the system.

But the resistance to reform is obvious, because vested interests will not easily give up their Right to speak¡£The journal Foreign Affairs analyzes five major pathways for reforming the United Nations, the most important of which is the achievement of "responsibility and equality of power."

The question is, how far can this reform go under the current international landscape? If the funding crisis continues, it may face a larger scale in 2026 Institutional reorganizationThis is both a crisis and an opportunity for global governance.

conclusion

This issue of membership fees is like a mirror, reflecting the true face of international relations Clear and clear¡£When a superpower can cheat at will, the foundation of multilateralism is being hollowed out little by little, The International SystemReconstruction is inevitable.

In the face of this change, what do you think the United Nations should do?