Overview

• About 13,000 to 14,000 military and police personnel will be repatriated from nine missions over the coming months, according to senior U.N. officials.
• The peacekeeping budget for the next year is being reduced by about 15% from roughly $5.4 billion.
• U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz conveyed a reduced American contribution of around $680 million following a meeting with Secretary-General António Guterres and major donors.
• U.N. officials and rights groups caution that fewer troops will impair ceasefire monitoring, civilian protection, and security for humanitarian convoys in fragile areas.
• China has indicated it will pay its full assessed peacekeeping contribution by year-end, providing partial relief to the funding gap.