[Veritas et equitas ad Votum]

I think so, but I have looked several times for info on the UN site detailing where it's cash comes from with no luck.

There was a good thread recently talking about NY staters getting fed up with the UN bureaucrats in their state...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1288891/posts

[Veritas et equitas ad Votum]

Here's some info I found after looking AGAIN...

http://www.un.org/geninfo/ir/ch5/ch5.htm

How much does the UN cost?

The regular budget of the UN is some $1.3 billion per year. It pays for UN activities, staff and basic infrastructure but not peacekeeping operations, which have a separate budget. All States of the UN are obligated by the Charter – an international treaty – to pay a portion of the budget. Each State's contribution is calculated on the basis of its share of the world economy.