A view of the UN headquarters in New York. UN chief unveils proposed 2025 budget: Organization will need $3.6 billion UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday unveiled the UN budget plan for 2025. The world organization will need $3.6 billion to carry out its activities.
Excluding the staff of special political missions, the UN will employ 10,494 people next year. This is 115 more than before. The proposed budget also includes $711 million to continue 36 special missions into 2025.
“This represents a decrease of $31 million compared to last year, mainly due to the termination of the field mission in Sudan (UNMIPS) and our Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed in Iraq by Daesh/ISIS (UNITAD),” the UN chief explained, speaking to the 5th Committee of the UN General Assembly, which deals with administrative and budgetary matters.
Guterres stressed that his proposed budget reflects the Organization’s desire to respond to new threats, as well as new opportunities. He called on UN member states to “honor their commitments” to the Organization.
“Ultimately, the effectiveness of the program and the use of financial resources in 2025 will depend on the availability of funds. I hope that we can put an end to the current trend of declining liquidity,” the Secretary-General said.