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

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. Read full story 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."We're going to strengthen up the United ⁠Nations. We're going to make ​sure its facilities are good. They need help ...we're going to help them ⁠money-wise, and we're going to make sure the United Nations is viable," said Trump."I think the United Nations ​has great potential, ⁠really great potential. It has not ​lived up to (that) potential." (Reporting ‌by Trevor Hunnicutt; Writing ​by David Ljunggren; Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Philippa Fletcher) Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report!