日内瓦，10月9日电 据消息人士透露，美国已承诺向日内瓦的联合国机构提供数千万美元资助——外交官表示，这一举动显示华盛顿仍希望与其多次批评的全球机构保持一定程度的接触。
GENEVA, Oct 9 - The United States has pledged tens of millions of dollars to UN organisations in Geneva, sources said - a move diplomats said showed Washington still wanted to maintain some engagement with the global body that it has repeatedly criticised.
两名外交官和一名联合国消息人士告诉路透社，美国已向多个联合国机构发出承诺函，包括总部设在日内瓦的世界气象组织和监管野生动植物贸易的《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》（CITES）秘书处。美国国务院证实已向联合国付款，但未透露具体金额。
Two diplomats and a UN source told Reuters the US had sent pledge letters to several UN organisations, including the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization and the CITES body overseeing trade in wildlife. The US State Department confirmed it had made a payment to the UN without giving details on the amounts.
美国国务院发言人告诉路透社：“这笔付款不应被误解为对现状的满意。它反映了对已取得改革的认可——以及对未来将有更多改革的期待。”
“This payment should not be mistaken for satisfaction with the status quo. It reflects recognition of reforms achieved — and an expectation of many more to come,” a US State Department spokesperson told Reuters.
新任美国大使履新之际作出承诺 特朗普政府曾大幅削减对联合国的资助，并拖欠许多承诺款项，指责联合国浪费、低效，未能发挥其斡旋和平协议的潜力。
PLEDGES COINCIDE WITH NEW US AMBASSADOR The Trump administration had slashed funding to the UN and left many commitments unpaid, as it accused the UN of waste, inefficiency and failing to fulfil its potential to broker peace deals.
但今年以来，美国一直在采取行动偿还其欠款的很大一部分，旨在维持影响力，并在选举新秘书长、中国影响力上升之际保住其投票权。
But it has been making moves this year to pay off a significant proportion of its debt, in a bid to maintain influence and also to keep up its voting rights at a time when a new Secretary-General is being chosen and when China's influence is rising.
根据《联合国宪章》第19条，如果会员国的拖欠款项超过前两个完整年度应缴纳的会费数额，该国可在大会中失去投票权。
Under Article 19 of the UN Charter, a member state can lose its vote in the General Assembly if its arrears exceed the amount due for the preceding two full years.
新的美国承诺也与美国驻日内瓦大使托德·斯泰格达（Todd Steggerda）于9月到任的时间吻合，他是一名律师和前海军飞行员。这些付款有助于稳定在日内瓦实施严重削减开支的联合国机构。
The new US pledges also coincide with the September arrival in Geneva of US ambassador Todd Steggerda, a lawyer and former Navy pilot. The payments could help stabilise UN agencies that have implemented severe cutbacks in Geneva.
美国拖延或拖欠缴款，对长期依赖华盛顿作为最大资金来源的联合国机构可能造成毁灭性打击，迫使一些机构重新评估其优先事项。
Delayed or unpaid US contributions can be crippling for UN bodies that have long relied on Washington as their top funder, prompting some to reassess their priorities.
世界气象组织（WMO）成立于1951年，旨在协调全球天气数据。该组织确认已收到1510万瑞士法郎（约合1818万美元），用于偿还美国2024年欠付该组织的款项。此次付款使美国得以保留在该组织中的投票权。
The World Meteorological Organization, set up in 1951 to coordinate global weather data, confirmed it had received a 15.1 million CHF ($18.18 million), covering what the US owed to the agency for 2024. That payment maintained US voting rights in that body.
该组织表示，华盛顿还承诺向世气象组织额外支付220万瑞士法郎，但发言人称，2025年和2026年的费用尚未结清。
Washington also pledged an extra 2.2 million CHF to the WMO, the body said, although 2025 and 2026 fees are outstanding, a spokesperson said.
濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约组织（CITES）确认，已于9月24日收到美国的资金承诺，但未透露具体金额。
CITES confirmed it received a funding pledge from the US on September 24, without giving the amount.
国际劳工组织（ILO）的发言人表示，美国欠该组织超过2.5亿瑞士法郎（约合3.0088亿美元），但目前尚未收到任何承诺。
A spokesperson for the International Labour Organization, owed more than 250 million CHF ($300.88 million) by Washington, said it has not received a pledge.
外交官们对这些承诺表示欢迎，称这表明联合国在某种程度上仍致力于推动工作，并关注天气和野生动物等通常不被视为美国优先事项的话题。
Diplomats welcomed the pledges, saying that it indicated some level of UN commitment and to topics such as weather and wildlife not typically seen as US priorities.
一位外交官表示：“这至少说明，他们在维持这一体系运转方面具有政治意愿。”目前尚不清楚这些付款占联合国各机构总债务的多少比例。
“It shows at least they have a political interest in keeping the system going,” said one diplomat. It was unclear what portion of the overall debt to UN agencies the payments represented.
就联合国总体预算而言，本月支付的7.25亿美元不足联合国5月份所称的美国所欠40多亿美元中的20%——尽管华盛顿方面表示，这一总额实际上要低得多。
For the UN general budget, a payment of $725 million this month represented less than 20% of the more than $4 billion that the UN said in May the United States owed - though Washington has said that total figure is much lower.