Trump called the relocation of the UN headquarters from New York inappropriate.

US President Donald Trump has spoken out against the idea of moving the United Nations (UN) headquarters from New York. This was reported by the Politico newspaper on February 1.

"I don't think it's appropriate. The UN will not leave New York and will not leave the United States, because the UN has a huge potential," the head of the White House said.

In addition, Trump announced the possibility of solving the financial problems of the United Nations by forcing its Members to pay their outstanding contributions. The head of the White House noted that for this, the UN needs to "just ask", and he himself needs to "just call these countries."

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On January 30, Reuters reported that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a letter to member states, stated that the organization would not be able to implement the budget program for 2026 without improving the financial situation. It was clarified that the decision not to pay the assessed contributions, which make up a significant part of the approved regular budget, has now been officially announced.

In September 2025, Vladimir Kuznetsov, director of the UN Information Center in Moscow, announced that the UN was planning to reduce its budget and staff due to financial problems. Then he noted that the UN faces a shortage of $2.4 billion in contributions to the regular budget and another $2.7 billion for peacekeeping operations.

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