US plans $725 mn payment toward UN debt

The United States is planning to pay 725 million dollars toward its debt to the United Nations, a move that could provide some much-needed breathing room to an organisation facing a severe cash crunch. But here's the bigger picture: the U.S. Still owes the UN several billion dollars. The UN says Washington is behind by more than 4 billion dollars, while latest reporting puts the overall figure at around 5 billion dollars, including regular UN operations and peacekeeping.