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UN Costs and Financial Crisis : US Contribution Too Low

  • A Degrading Policy -- (April 8, 1999) William D. Hartung's insightful proposals on how the US can avoid future repetitions of the disaster in Kosovo. The US is largely to blame for th UN financial crisis which dangerously reduces its peacekeeping capabilities and capacities to prevent future conflicts. (Added: 30-Jun-2004 Hits: 474 Rating: 4.50 Votes: 2) Rate It
  • International Scrooge -- [Global Policy Forum] (August 21, 2000) In the 2001 budget, the US will spend about $310 billion on the military, about $10 billion on development aid, and virtually nothing on the UN. This editorial from the Singapore Straits Times argues that with this international misanthropy the US is only hurting itself. (Added: 14-May-2004 Hits: 497 Rating: 9.00 Votes: 1) Rate It
  • US Welcomes Shift on Funding UN Operations -- (September 8, 2000) At the Council Summit, the US pushed for a lower assessment for US payments to the UN. However, as assessments are based on calculations of the size of a country's economy, the US has a weak argument at a time of unprecendented US prosperity. (Added: 30-Jun-2004 Hits: 309 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It
  • Washington Takes a Blast From Its Envoy at the U.N. -- (July 21, 2000) Surprisingly, US Ambassador Richard Holbrooke publicly criticized Washington's funding of UN peacekeeping efforts. This is the first time since his tenure at the UN that Ambassador Holbrooke has turned against his Washington cronies. (Added: 30-Jun-2004 Hits: 281 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It


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