Guterres said that unpaid membership fees cannot be refunded.

On July 1st local time, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres stated at the UN headquarters in New York that the UN General Assembly recently decided to reform the UN financial rules, which will help improve the UN's financial operations and resource management. Guterres said at a press conference that for a long time, the UN budget process has faced a fundamental contradiction: member states do not always pay their dues on time and in full, but the UN is often asked to return funds that were not actually spent, even if these funds were not received due to member states' arrears, which is a "double blow" to the UN's financial situation. Guterres stated that under the new rules, during a four-year trial period, the UN will only return unused funds or credit them towards member states when the relevant funds are actually received and supported by cash.