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Are the UN human rights pillar’s financial investments consistent with the UN80 imperative to secure greater on-the-ground implementation and impact?

by Marc Limon, Executive Director of the Universal Rights Group and Ananya Cumming-Bruce, Researcher Efficiency, Human rights institutions and mechanisms

On 4 February, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the body is at risk of ‘imminent financial collapse’ due to unpaid fees and a budget rule that forces it to return unspent funds. Recent years have also seen major cuts to voluntary funding to UN agencies on the part of a wide range of (especially developed) States. These unpaid fees …