UN chief pleads with EU leaders not to request rebates amid Trump cuts

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UN chief pleads with EU leaders not to request rebates amid Trump cuts

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Appeal comes as organisation’s top humanitarian official says it is being forced to take ‘life and death choices’

Archive: https://archive.is/2025.03.21-052309/https://www.ft.com/content/66e64ae2-f750-4bf8-a648-2faae7d24c42

UN secretary-general António Guterres has asked EU leaders not to request rebates from the New York-based body this year in order to help offset a halt in US contributions that have forced it to slash its operations.

The plea occurred on the eve of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday, three officials told the Financial Times.

It comes as the UN’s top humanitarian official said that the budget crisis caused by the Trump administration meant it was being forced to take “life and death choices about where we can best save lives”.

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Same fate as League of Nations, funny*

* very scary

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