Trump says US will give UN money to make it stronger, more viable

U.S President Donald Trump talks with world leaders participating in the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON, Feb ⁠19 (Reuters) - The United States will give ⁠the United Nations money to ‌strengthen it and help make it viable, President Donald Trump told the opening meeting ​of his Board of ⁠Peace on Thursday.

The ⁠U.S. is the biggest contributor to the ⁠U.N. ‌budget, but under the Trump administration it has refused ⁠to make mandatory payments to regular ​and ‌peacekeeping budgets, and slashed voluntary funding ⁠to U.N. ​agencies with their own budgets.