The United States is responsible for about 20% of the UN’s annual budget. But it hasn’t paid its dues in months. And the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the international body is now facing hard choices.

On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Guterres and Bloomberg’s Magdalena Del Valle to discuss whether the institution can survive funding cuts and prove its relevancy in a time of rising global tensions. Without the full backing of the US, how much can the UN do to promote peace and security around the world — and what will that mean for the people they support?

The United States is responsible for about 20% of the UN&rsquo;s annual budget. But it hasn&rsquo;t paid its dues in months. And the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the international body is now facing hard choices.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Guterres and Bloomberg&rsquo;s Magdalena Del Valle to discuss whether the institution can survive funding cuts and prove its relevancy in a time of rising global tensions. Without the full backing of the US, how much can the UN do to promote peace and security around the world &mdash; and what will that mean for the people they support?

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