Posted on 10/12/2019 12:00:57 AM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1
The United Nations (UN) is facing its worst cash crisis in nearly a decade because almost one-third of its member states have not paid their annual dues, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Speaking in front of the UNs budget-setting Fifth Committee on Tuesday, Guterres said the situation was so desperate that last months General Assembly in New York was only possible because of emergency spending cuts made earlier in the year.
The organization is facing a severe financial crisis, Guterres said.
To be more specific, a severe liquidity crisis. The equation is simple: without cash, the budget cannot be properly implemented.
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement published Tuesday that, by the end of September, member states had paid only 70% of the total assessment for the regular budget.
Vacant posts cannot be filled, travel will be limited to essential travel only, meetings may have to be canceled or deferred.
Guterres also warned that the situation would not only impact operations in the main hubs of New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi, but also regional commissions.
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The General Assembly Chamber would make a great new Four Seasons Restaurant. The Security Council Chamber can be a new Tavern.
They probably could afford to operate within budget if they moved someplace cheaper, like Liberia.
That’s a fine argument right there.
Let’s implode the sucker!
Tehran, Lagos, Pyongyang or Ulan-Bator would be better choices
[Kinda joking, FRiend? I should hope youre quite serious.]
Thanks.
I think the European Union is going to morph into the 4th beast from Daniel. Along with other countries joining in.
The United Nations seems a perfect fit for the Antichrist. They hate Israel, are completely useless for anything serious and are staffed with pretty much nothing but Globalists. I expect this power to eventually be concentrated in Europe and/or the Middle East.
But I cannot prove that conclusively so I have to be joking, kinda joking for the moment. :)
I think so too. I can’t prove it, per se (that the UN will wind up there). But it wouldn’t surprise me if they did.
I expected The Lying Kenyan to go for U.N. Secretary General but they filled that before his last term was up.
You mean the staff will have to get by on graft, kickbacks, bribes and the proceeds of human trafficking alone?
Oh, that’s right, forgot. Bosses don’t share with minions.
Send them all back to their home countries and let them apply for welfare assistance there. They can Skype it in for work.
Greta’s got that liberal-hate-face down real good.
I would definitely like to see this abomination called the United Nations outta the U.S.A. pronto.
I’ve got a hankerin’ for some Kenny Rogers roasted chicken!
And broccoli!
Close the New York branch. Do everything in Geneva.
Don’t they usually avert their eyes and search for child prostitutes?
With diplomatic immunity, there may be a run on New York bank robberies...... if they get caught, so what?
If they get shot, it’s an international incident, and all the more reason for gun control.
This really breaks my heart, NOT!!!
Because we stopped funding these criminals
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Well and truly said, and every word of it. Now if we could only figure out a way to stop funding the alphabet Federal agencies and the HOR we might be able to save this wonderful country from destruction!
If theyre broke and cant pay the rent, then turn out the lights; the partys over. Let the freaks go back to, and pollute, their own countries.
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Well and truly said!
This means they can’t travel Europe, stay at the Ritz, eat steak dinners and French things that nobody can pronounce, and slurp cocktails into the night. Oh the huge manatee!!!
They’re lamenting the good ole Oil-For-Food scam days when Francs and Deutsche-Marks flowed like wine.
Usually.
In case they do see some atrocities, they can always run away and write an equivocal report that won’t galvanize anyone to do anything.
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