Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has the risk of an imminent liquidity crisis of the UN; and what steps she is taking, including with international partners, to support the financial stability of the UN system and to protect the delivery of core programmes.

The UK is deeply concerned by the financial challenges faced by the UN and we support efforts to put the organisation on a more sustainable financial footing to ensure it can continue to deliver its mandate. The UK stands ready to work with the UN Secretariat to find additional sustainable and effective solutions to manage these challenges, and we continue to encourage budget discipline across the UN System. The UK submitted its regular budget contribution of USD $128 million for 2026 in full and on time, the first permanent UN Security Council member to do so and the 14th Member State overall. We call for all Member States to do likewise.