unite nations u.s. president donald trump bid slash fund unite nations would make impossible continue essential work u.n. spokesman say wednesday add organization ready discuss reform washington trump proposal cut third u.s. diplomacy aid budget nearly 19 billion include cut billion u.n. peacekeeping fund steep cut fund international organizations unite state big u.n. contributor pay 22 percent 5.4 billion core budget 28.5 percent 7.9 billion peacekeeping budget assess contributions agree 193-member u.n. general assembly figure present would simply make impossible u.n. continue essential work advance peace development human right humanitarian assistance stephane dujarric spokesman secretary-general antonio guterres say statement congress set federal government budget republicans control house democrats say support drastic cut trump say u.s. share u.n. budget unfair general assembly currently negotiate peacekeeping budget july 2017 june 30 2018 late year negotiate next u.n. regular budget trump want cap u.s. peacekeeping contribution 25 percent unite state review 16 u.n. peacekeeping missions annual mandate come renewal security council bid cut cost lunch u.n. security council ambassadors white house last month trump describe u.s. contributions unite nations peanuts compare important work push world body reform secretary-general totally commit reform unite nations dujarric say stand ready discuss unite state member state best create cost-effective organization pursue share goals value trump budget proposal include 44 percent cut fund international organizations specify cut fund organizations work u.s. foreign policy interest state department say last month end fund u.n. population fund agency focus family plan maternal child health 150 countries guterres warn cut could devastate effect u.n. agencies u.n. development program undp children agency unicef u.n. population fund unfpa fund governments voluntarily 2016 unite state top contributor undp core budget 83 million donation lead donor unicef core budget 2015 132 million fourth-largest donor unfpa give 75 million trump budget cut bid would make 'impossible u.n. spokesman