UNITED NATIONS, October 17 (IPS) – The US hostility towards the UN is threatening to escalate, as a cash-starved world body is struggling for economic survival.Addressing the UN’s Administrative and Budgetary Committee last week. Ambassador Jeff Bartos, U.S. Representative for U.N. Management and Reform said: “President Trump is absolutely right – the United Nations can be an important institution for solving international challenges, but it has strayed far from its original purpose”.