Posted on 07/30/2018 10:17:32 AM PDT by Olog-hai
With two of out every five member states of the United Nations not yet having paid their dues for 2018, the world body says it has never been so far behind in receiving contributions by this time of the year, and officials are looking for belt-tightening options.
Among the 81 countries yet to pay, by far the biggest amount due is the United States contribution of $591.3 million, which comprises 22 percent of the total regular budget for 2018.
Next up are Brazil ($102.7 million, or 3.8 percent of the budget), Saudi Arabia ($30.8 million, 1.14 percent) and Argentina ($23.9 million, 0.89 percent).
The U.N. asks member states by pay by early February of each year, but as of July 25, only 112 of the 193 had done so. Together, the contributions from those 112 countries amounted to $1.67 billion. The total U.N. regular budget for 2018 is $2.69 billion.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres told U.N. staff in a letter that he has written to the member states about the troubling financial situation facing the United Nations.
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My recommendation is that the UN headquarters be moved to Rawanda.
U.N. out of the U.S., now that would be yuuuge winning. :-)
“Hey, wasnt it Durante that used to use the Ah cha cha cha cha cha, line?”
Yes, the one and only Jimmy Durante.
For a treat every Christmas I listen to his rendition of Rudolph. Fun and interesting.
I’ll bet it is.
Thanks for the tip.
At first I attributed it to Groucho, but then upon thinking of the voice that presented it, it had to be Jimmy Durante.
Thanks for the confirmation.
Perhaps they’d be interested in taking out a Reverse Mortgage on the UN Building...
Rent it out as a high class brothel...the UN been screwing US since 1945...
Trump should buy it, tear it down to make room for the expansion of Trump World Tower.
Winning!
Now, will their lack of cash hurt their raping and pedophilia of third world women and kids?
Probably.
Shut down that worthless one worls crap. WE ARE A SOVEREIGN NATION!! Dont mass with us!!
I thought we had officially changed our annual contribution from $591.3 million to a used squeegee or two and a bucket of filthy water.
Among the 81 countries yet to pay, by far the biggest amount due is the United States contribution of $591.3 million, which comprises 22 percent of the total regular budget for 2018. Next up are Brazil ($102.7 million, or 3.8 percent of the budget), Saudi Arabia ($30.8 million, 1.14 percent) and Argentina ($23.9 million, 0.89 percent).
Cut the budget -- get rid of UNRWA and UNESCO. Thanks Olog-hai.
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