The United Nations and its agencies have always suffered from financing. Now this rooted problem turns into an acute crisis in the light of reducing financing by the United States, since it is the largest budget depositor by 22%. In February, the White House announced a 6 -month review of membership in the United States in all international organizations, agreements and contracts, including the United Nations, in order to reduce or terminate financing and, possibly, conclusion. The deadline for financing, disconnected next month, will be replaced.
The abolition of Trump of the USAID (USAID) agency and the abolition of most assistance programs influenced and supported humanitarian operations that depend on valuable financing. However, Trump’s decision greatly affects the international system. The main concept of collective responsibility for maintaining global peace and security, as well as cooperation in solving general problems, was embodied by the United Nations from the moment it was created 80 years ago last week – is going to cancel.
Although the United States may not completely abandon the United Nations, Trump’s offer to the budget for 2026 will reduce total international expenses by 83.7% from 58.7% to 9.6% of billion dollars. This reduction includes the United Nations by 87%.
“In 2023, the total expenses of the United States for the organization of the United Nations amounted to about 13 billion dollars. This is only 1.6% of the Pentagon budget this year ($ 816 billion) – or about two thirds of what the Americans spend annually on ice cream, ”said Stewart Patrick from the Carnegie International Corporation. Assistance in economic development, programs to assist natural disasters and family planning will be reduced.
This influence will probably change the face of the world; Where is the UN UN UNKB Foundation (UNICEF) – at a time when the risks facing babies and children; World Food Program that may lose 30% of its employees; And agencies associated with refugees and immigration affairs, which are also reduced; International Court (known as the “World Court”), which emphasized the illegal actions of Israel in Gaza; And the International Atomic Energy Agency.
It has already been proved that the withdrawal of the US agency on international development (USAID) has deaths, everywhere, from Somali and Sudan to Bangladesh and Haiti. UN officials describe the situation in Myanmar, which suffers from lack of assistance after an earthquake and conflict as a “humanitarian catastrophe”. The study published in Lancete showed that Trump discounts can lead to more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, a third of them are children.
The risks are magnificent, and Washington is not the only victim. Like the United States, about 40 countries cannot pay their obligatory annual subscriptions. The alleged donations are reduced. The United Nations Charter, an application for electoral principles, was seriously undermined due to the inability to stop the Russian-Kuvran war and the attack of the American Israeli language in Iran last month.
There are countries, including Great Britain, which sometimes ignore international law, which applies to conflicts. The role of the United Nations and Office of the peacekeeping world missions of the United Nations is marginalized. In many cases, the Security Council paralyzes the decision of the United Nations with a veto (veto), and the United Nations seems powerless.
Gutherrish says that the greatest achievement of the United Nations since 1945 is the prevention of the Third World War. However, prestigious analysts, such as Fiona Hill, believe that this has already begun. The United Kingdom and other democracies are faced with urgent issues: will it give up to the policy of the United States, submitting it again? Or will you fight to prevent the dismantling of better global defense from global chaos, constant wars and unnecessary suffering?
If the United Nations is not succeeded, and its personnel are limited, there will be no organization that would replace it. The law on the jungle will prevail, as we see in gas and other places; Where care workers and violation of legal standards were killed. The world without the United Nations for most people in most places will be more dangerous, hungry, poverty, less healthy and less stable.
Source: Guardian
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