The United Nations General Assembly has approved a regular budget of $3.45 billion for the 2026 financial year, following weeks of intensive negotiations among member states.
The budget was endorsed on Tuesday by the 193-member General Assembly and authorises total expenditures of $3,450,426,300 for the coming year.
It will fund the organisation’s activities across its three core pillars: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. The approval comes amid ongoing efforts to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of the global body, particularly through UN80, one of the United Nations’ most significant reform initiatives.
The reform agenda is aimed at modernising the organisation, improving accountability and ensuring better use of limited resources in response to evolving global challenges. Diplomats involved in the negotiations described the process as rigorous, reflecting differing priorities among member states against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions, humanitarian crises and financial pressures on the UN system.
With the adoption of the 2026 regular budget, the General Assembly reaffirmed its commitment to multilateralism and to providing the United Nations with the financial resources required to carry out its mandates worldwide.
The approved funds will support programmes, staff and operations essential to conflict prevention, development assistance and the promotion and protection of human rights across member countries.
