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The United Nations launches the "Survival Plan" to address the funding cut threat from the Trump administration.
Jin10 reported on August 3 that in the face of the withdrawal threat from its largest donor, the United States, UN Secretary-General Guterres is implementing a comprehensive reform plan involving a $700 million spending cut. The plan calls for a 20% reduction in spending and staffing, which will bring the United Nations' annual budget down to its lowest level since 2018, with an estimated 3,000 positions to be cut. Although the official narrative links this reform plan to the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, the scale of the cuts directly reflects the threat of the interruption of U.S. funding—traditionally, the U.S. covers 22% of the UN budget. Trump has suspended payments and withdrawn from multiple UN agencies, and a broader review is expected to lead to further funding cuts.
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