Liquidity issues at the United Nations are often dismissed as a technical budgetary complication. But the reality is that funding shortfalls undermine collective global security. The UN’s regular budget for peace and security, sustainable development and human rights promotion was cut roughly US$3.72 billion in 2025 to $3.45 billion in 2026, resulting in the elimination of nearly 2,900 posts worldwide. The approved 2025-26 peacekeeping allocation of $5.38 billion included an estimated $2 billion shortfall due to unpaid assessed contributions. These reductions come at a time when global conflict levels are the highest since World War II. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, has...

Liquidity issues at the United Nations are often dismissed as a technical budgetary complication. But the reality is that funding shortfalls undermine collective global security. The UN’s regular budget for peace and security, sustainable development and human rights promotion was cut roughly US$3.72 billion in 2025 to $3.45 billion in 2026, resulting in the elimination of nearly 2,900 posts worldwide. The approved 2025-26 peacekeeping allocation of $5.38 billion included an estimated $2 billion shortfall due to unpaid assessed contributions. These reductions come at a time when global conflict levels are the highest since World War II. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, has...

Liquidity issues at the United Nations are often dismissed as a technical budgetary complication. But the reality is that funding shortfalls undermine collective...

Liquidity issues at the United Nations are often dismissed as a technical budgetary complication. But the reality is that funding shortfalls undermine collective...