Is the EU the most reliable UN partner?
The 81st UN General Assembly is underway in New York, with nearly 130 world leaders gathering to discuss wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, humanitarian crises and the rapid development of AI.
This year’s theme is ‘Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that delivers for all.’
But behind the speeches is another pressing question: who can the UN rely on for financial support?
The EU and its member states provided more than one third of the UN system’s voluntary funding in 2025.
While US support for international assistance has been sharply reduced under President Trump…
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