heh heh heh heh... leeches, kinda like NATO
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 UN’s budget-setting Fifth Committee on Tuesday, Guterres said the situation was so desperate that last month’s 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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DEFUND UNaccountable bureaucrats (socialists), foreign and domestic.
Rehab it into a Homeless shelter for Veterans NY has tons of them. Complete with a working Minor Med, Kitchen, and visiting nurse and aids programs.
Guterres said he was Shocked that Turkey invaded Syria and then went to Lunch
“MORE WINNING!”
Couldn’t have said it better.
Folks,
Anyone can be a manager when money is unlimited. You can make a lot of poor decisions. When money gets tight you are force to make decisions. Tight money does not necessarily mean you make better decisions but it might.
The UN might be useful under better management. Can one imagine Trump managing the UN in future years?
No I can picture the UN going away though....
Good. Maybe they’ll hurt so bad they close down the UN building. Give it to homeless vets.
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‘Face
Yeah, when the USA does not fill up their pockets, they go unpaid. We are always the one that pays the bills. We are the world’s policemen. We are the Red Cross for all the world’s ills. The big tsunamis, earthquakes, etc., we are the ones who run over and give first aid, supply food, supply water, build back the countries. Yup, without all those USA tax payer dollars, the world would starve or die off from the ills of nature, etc. Yup, the US Dollar cover the world.
Ted is nearly bankrupt. He does not have all those billions he once had.
Double checked. The site I found said he is worth $2.19 billion today. His ex, Jane the leftist Fonda is worth $200 million.
heh heh heh heh... leeches, kinda like NATO
Europeans should pick up the slack.
IIRC, the UN decides what funding it wants, and then demands member states pay X% of that number.
“That’s a shame.”
Boo hoo, boo hoo. I am so very sad. NOT.
Nice to see the UN salaries finally becoming commensurate with the work.
Tragical........
Have the Muslims, Communist China and India pay for it. That’s all the UN supports.
Don't you mean "to rape" since that seems to be the general case wherever UN troops go?
A little investigation reveals that the USA pays 22% of the UN budget.
Under the 2015 “assessment” that is $654,778,938.00 thee largest “payer” other than the USA is Japan at $293,960,45400.
For reference China the #2 economy pays $139,694,305.00 roughly 1/5 of what the US pays, 1/2 of what Japan pays with an economy that it 3X Japan’s.
The United States should not be paying one thin dime to the UN.
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