Funding the United Nations: How Much Does the U.S. Pay? | Council on Foreign Relations

Gunnar Larson g at xny.io
Sun Dec 18 06:37:29 PST 2022


This is so much bigger than FTX.

Plus, most of this money runs through a bank with five felonies.

Do you think the sixth felony is probably happening right now?

https://www.cfr.org/article/funding-united-nations-what-impact-do-us-contributions-have-un-agencies-and-programs


The United States remains the largest donor to the United Nations. In 2020,
it contributed more than $11 billion, which accounted for just under
one-fifth of funding for the body’s collective budget
<https://unsceb.org/fs-revenue>. That was despite President Donald Trump’s
efforts to cut funding as his administration prioritized sovereignty over
globalism <https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/09/1020472>. His
administration argued that the United States incurred disproportionately
large costs and that UN programs contradicted the administration’s policy
stances. President Joe Biden has affirmed the United Nations’ importance to
U.S. foreign policy and increased funding to the organization.
How is the United Nations funded?

All 193 members of the United Nations are required to make payments to
certain parts of the organization as a condition of membership. The amount
each member must pay, known as its assessed contribution, varies widely and
is determined by a complex formula that factors in gross national income
and population.
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These mandatory contributions help fund the United Nations’ regular budget,
which covers administrative costs and a few programs, as well as
peacekeeping operations. In 2020, the United States paid for 12 percent of
the regular budget and 26 percent of the peacekeeping budget. Assessed dues
also finance other UN bodies, including the International Atomic Energy
Agency and the World Health Organization (WHO)
<https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/world-health-organization>.

Members may also make voluntary contributions. Many UN organizations, such
as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the World Food Program
(WFP), rely mainly on discretionary funding.
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