# EXCLUSIVE: US plans $725 million payment toward large UN debt

https://mins.news/en/item/28655

- Reuters, 2026-08-21 17:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-plans-725-million-payment-towards-its-large-un-debt-2026-08-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a888545f7c24d00010fa995

> The Trump administration has begun arranging a $725 million transfer to the United Nations, according to a congressional notification seen by Reuters. Aid experts welcomed the move as a step toward settling billions of dollars in unpaid dues.

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