The United Nations is teetering on the brink of financial collapse, warning that it could run out of money by July unless the United States pays up—again. Senior UN officials said Friday that without cash from member nations, the organization may be forced to shut down its New York headquarters by August, cancel the annual General Assembly of world leaders in September, and even close its Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, which handles global crises. In other words, the UN’s bureaucracy might finally face the same consequences ordinary Americans do when they overspend.
According to a UN official briefing reporters, the U.S. is responsible for roughly 95 percent of the money owed—about $2.2 billion, combining unpaid dues for 2025 and 2026. For context, the U.S. already paid $1.3 billion in FY 2025, covering $820 million for regular budget activities, with the rest going to programs many Americans view as wasteful. The 2026 payment has not yet been made, though Congress has appropriated the funds. The real problem, it seems, is that the UN keeps demanding cash for programs even as it mismanages what it already has.
Much of the financial strain stems from President Trump’s sensible reforms. He ended U.S. funding to the worst UN programs, killed a proposed UN carbon tax scheme that would have funneled even more cash into bureaucratic coffers, and pulled the U.S. out of the World Health Organization—a body that acted as a Chinese Fifth Column during COVID-19. He also reduced U.S. involvement in UN climate initiatives, preventing yet more taxpayer dollars from flowing into globalist schemes that often work against Western interests.
The message is clear: the UN has grown fat on American generosity while actively undermining U.S. sovereignty. Smaller coalitions of like-minded nations, or Trump’s own “Board of Peace,” are likely far more effective at addressing real-world issues than a bloated bureaucracy reliant on U.S. funding.
As the UN warns of potential bankruptcy, it serves as a reminder that American leadership and fiscal prudence—championed by President Trump—remain the most reliable way to secure global stability. Maybe it’s time the world learned that if you want results, don’t lean on a roomful of overpaid bureaucrats.
