Drop in nations’ support threatens UN operations EDITORIAL 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetThe United Nations closed down starting last Monday some of its operations both at its New York City headquarters and in UN agencies around the world. In 2016, the UN had a general budget of $5.7 billion, but it also needed to fund its peacekeeping operations with $9 bllion. The US accounts for $1.055 billion – on top of $3.7 billion it owes to the separate budget for 14 peacekeeping operations. We hope it will not affect the really critical operations of the UN, most notably the work of WHO, UNESCO, UNICEF, and the many peacekeeping operations around the globe, which Philippine troops have long been part of.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 18, 2019 16:18 UTC