The United Nations (United Nations) on the brink of the abyss. Only a few among the member countries transfer the assessed contributions on time and in full. The organization will soon have nothing to maintain the mission staff and conduct its activities. This was warned by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. "We have not yet come across such a lack of financial means," the letter says.. "Money is running out," he bluntly warned the UN staff. According to Guterres, he had previously "written to Member States about the alarming financial situation facing the United Nations". However, only Iraq, Moldova, Japan, Lithuania and Mexico reacted to its appeal - in June they repaid their debts for 2018. But 81 more states ignored the appeal to contribute to the UN budget. "The current situation may affect the reputation of the organization," Guterres admitted, warning that the organization had to think about cutting costs.

The contributions of the UN member states are calculated individually, taking into account the GDP and the average per capita income of the state. Thus, Russia's contribution to the UN budget in 2017. was $ 85 million, the US contribution - $ 611 million. Meanwhile, according to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the US debt to the regular budget of the United Nations for April 2018. The amount was 938 million 376 thousand 277 dollars 47 cents.