United Nations, Jan 9 (IANS) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is defiant that the world organisation will continue all its mandated activities despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US was cutting ties to 31 UN-related entities and ending funding.While he regretted the US decision, “all United Nations entities will go on with the implementation of their mandates as given to us by member states”, Guterres’s Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.The US was le…
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United Nations, Jan 1 (IANS) Facing a severe cash crunch, the world organisation starts 2026 with a shrunken budget of $3.45 billion and scheduled 19 per cent job cuts.The General Assembly has adopted a budget that broadly reflects Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ proposal, but is higher than the $3.238 billion he had asked for.This year’s budget is about $270 million, or 7.25 per cent lower than 2025’s $3.72 billion.This budget covers only the main UN operations, and the budgets for the peac…