终于，美国要还钱了

美国常驻联合国代表迈克·沃尔茨6日告诉路透社，美国将在数周内向联合国支付一笔初始款项，用以偿还其拖欠的数十亿美元会费，同时强调联合国必须持续推进改革。

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.

美国常驻联合国代表迈克·沃尔茨 资料图 图源：路透社

沃尔茨是在与路透社的电话采访中作出上述表态的。两周前，联合国秘书长古特雷斯曾就联合国财政状况发出警报，警告联合国因会员国未缴会费而面临“迫在眉睫的财政崩溃”风险，其中大部分欠款来自美国。

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.

“你们很快就会看到一笔初始资金到账，”沃尔茨表示，“这将是一笔可观的资金，最终金额尚未确定，但会在几周内完成支付。”

"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."

联合国官员指出，美国2025年未缴纳任何常规预算会费，其中2025年欠款为8.27亿美元，2026年欠款为7.67亿美元。

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.

来源：环球时报 路透社

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