WASHINGTON ¨C The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the U.S. ambassador to the world body said Friday, while stressing the need for the U.N. to continue reforms.
Mike Waltz made the comments in a telephone interview two weeks after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm on U.N. finances and warned that the 193-country organization is at risk of ¡°imminent financial collapse¡± due to unpaid fees, the majority of which ?are owed by Washington.
¡°You¡¯ll certainly see an initial tranche of money very shortly,¡± Waltz said. ¡°It¡¯ll be a significant... down payment on our annual dues.... I ?don¡¯t believe ?that the ultimate figure is decided, but it¡¯ll be in a matter of weeks.¡±
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