The UN could run out of cash within months
America and China are pushing it to the brink of financial collapse
THE UNITED NATIONS headquarters towers majestically over Manhattan’s East River. Yet its escalators are often out of order, casualties of sweeping cost cuts by the secretary-general, António Guterres. He must hope that by forcing country representatives to climb up on foot he will save on maintenance and perhaps remind their governments to pay their bills.
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This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Deadbeats united ”
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