Archive for October 18th, 2025

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18/10/2025

UN Faces ‘Race to Bankruptcy’ as Guterres Unveils Sharply Reduced 2026 Budget

Human Wrongs Watch

By Vibhu Mishra

(UN News)* — The United Nations faces a “race to bankruptcy” unless Member States pay their dues in full and on time, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday [], presenting a sharply reduced $3.238 billion regular budget for 2026.

The Secretariat building with flags of Member States in the foreground, at UN Headquarters, in New York.
UN News/Vibhu Mishra | The Secretariat building with flags of Member States in the foreground, at UN Headquarters, in New York.

The revised proposal marks a significant drop from his original ask for next year of $3.715 billion and is 15.1 per cent below the 2025 approved appropriation.

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18/10/2025

Haiti Is Under a UN Arms Embargo: So Why Are 500,000 Illegal Weapons in Circulation?

Human Wrongs Watch

By Daniel Dickinson 

(UN News)* — Up to 500,000 illegal weapons ranging from handguns to battlefield-grade semi-automatic rifles are thought to be in the hands of gangs in Haiti, even though the Caribbean country has been under a UN arms embargo for the last three years.

Gang members brandish their weapons in the Delmas 3 neighbourhood of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.
Giles Clarke | Gang members brandish their weapons in the Delmas 3 neighbourhood of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.

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