A U.N. spokesman said the international body was “awaiting exactly when Washington will pay.”

The United Nations has asked the United States to clarify its outstanding budget contributions because U.S. participation declines International organizations are facing increasing pressure.

U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday that while U.S. Ambassador Mike Walz said last week that payments would begin within weeks, no further details were provided.

“We have seen these statements and, frankly, the secretary-general has been in contact with Ambassador Valz for quite some time on this issue,” Dujarric told a news conference.

“Our (budget) director has been in contact with the United States; instructions have been given. We are waiting for the exact timing and amount of payment,” he added.

U.N. officials say unpaid U.S. contributions account for about 95% of all unpaid U.N. budget contributions, and President Donald Trump’s administration Reduce U.S. involvement in international organizations.

a chief Antonio Guterres A letter in January warned that the international organization faced “imminent financial collapse” due to unpaid dues.

As of early February, the United States owed the United Nations approximately $2.19 billion, in addition to an additional $2.4 billion owed to U.N. peacekeeping missions and $43.6 million to U.N. tribunals. U.N. officials said the United States failed to pay its $827 million budget last year and its $767 million budget for 2026.

The United States and its top ally, Israel, have frequently criticized the United Nations and sought to undermine its institutions, which they believe are contrary to their national interests.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said last week that his office is located “survival modeThe Trump administration cut off donations to the agency in 2025 due to budget shortfalls.

Turk’s office regularly releases critical reports on serious violations of Palestinian rights by Israeli forces, which both the United States and Israel condemn.

Walz said last week that the United Nations would soon see a “significant” payment of U.S. dues, telling Reuters that “you’re definitely going to see the first money very soon.”

“Overall, it’s a response to arrears and a recognition of some of the reforms we’ve seen,” he said.

Last year, the Trump administration issued a national security strategywhich asserts that “the basic political unit of the world is, and will continue to be, the nation-state” rather than international organizations.

The United States has historically been the largest donor to the United Nations and its programs.

However, some conservatives in Trump’s Republican Party believe that the organization is an obstacle to U.S. global dominance and that international rules and regulations are a threat to national sovereignty.