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"Bankrupt" UN Budget: Who Hasn't Paid Their Dues?
by
Tyler Durden
Sun, 10/07/2018 - 09:00
Having been accused of
'moral bankruptcy' by US officials, The United Nations appears to be heading for fiscal bankruptcy as,
earlier this summer, UN chief Antonio Guterres has
warned staff that the world body is running out of cash and
urged member states to pay what they owe as soon as possible .
But it appears Guterres' warnings went unheeded by many, as
Statista's Sarah Feldman notes that as the United Nations concludes its two weeks of annual meetings in New York,
some states remain timelier with their annual payments than others.
only about a third of countries paid their dues in full. All permanent members have made their full regular payments, except the United States.
You will find more infographics at Statista
President Trump has routinely complained about the alleged skewed payment of United Nations dues system, where the U.S. pays 22 percent of the overall regular budget. All member states are legally required to make payments to both the regular budget and the peacekeeping budget, two separate budgets with two different payment calculations. The UN considers gross national income, population, and debt burden when coming up with its operational budget.
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Time for Australia to leave the UN. It is no longer representative of our values.
