終于，美國要還錢了

美國常駐聯合國代表邁克·沃爾茨6日告訴路透社，美國將在數周內向聯合國支付一筆初始款項，用以償還其拖欠的數十億美元會費，同時強調聯合國必須持續推進改革。

The United States will make an initial payment towards the billions of dollars it owes to the United Nations in a matter of weeks, the US ambassador to the world body told Reuters on Friday, while stressing the need for the UN to continue reforms.

美國常駐聯合國代表邁克·沃爾茨 資料圖 圖源：路透社

沃爾茨是在與路透社的電話采訪中作出上述表態的。兩周前，聯合國秘書長古特雷斯曾就聯合國財政狀況發出警報，警告聯合國因會員國未繳會費而面臨“迫在眉睫的財政崩潰”風險，其中大部分欠款來自美國。

Mike Waltz made the comments in a telephone interview after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm on UN finances in a Jan 28 letter to member states and warned that the 193-country organization is at risk of "imminent financial collapse" due to unpaid fees, the majority of which are owed by Washington.

“你們很快就會看到一筆初始資金到賬，”沃爾茨表示，“這將是一筆可觀的資金，最終金額尚未確定，但會在幾周內完成支付。”

"You'll certainly see an initial tranche of money very shortly," Waltz said. "It'll be a significant ... down payment on our annual dues ... I don't believe that the ultimate figure is decided, but it'll be in a matter of weeks."

聯合國官員指出，美國2025年未繳納任何常規預算會費，其中2025年欠款為8.27億美元，2026年欠款為7.67億美元。

UN officials say the US did not pay into the regular budget last year and owes $827 million for that, as well as $767 million for 2026.

來源：環球時報 路透社

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