Why the UN is going broke

Published: Oct. 16, 2019, 4:10 a.m.

b'The United Nations is facing a severe shortage of cash, according to Secretary-General Ant\\xf3nio Guterres. The cash flow problem is so dire that the UN is begging member states to pay their dues and have started austerity measures. Today on Front Burner, CBC\\u2019s UN reporter Melissa Kent explains why the UN is going broke and what the United States has to do with it.'