Politics● LowOct 13 · Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 PM
‘Need for UN has never been greater,’ UN chief says, proposing slimmer $3.3 billion budget for 2027
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Amid climate disruption, an AI revolution, war and growing hunger, “the need for the United Nations has never been greater,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, presenting a $3.3 billion programme budget proposal for next year – a cut of $40.8 million.
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