UN faces 'financial collapse' threat as US, China withhold dues over disagreements, WSJ reports. Organization could run out of funds by mid-August.
The United Nations faces a threat of 'financial collapse' and bankruptcy as the US and China refuse to pay their contributions due to disagreements with the organization's work, according to The Wall Street Journal. At the current budget trajectory, the organization will exhaust its funds by mid-August.
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