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The U.N.'s 2018-2019 general budget would be cut by about $285 million with additional reductions to be made to the U.N.'s management and support functions. The entire amount of the U.N.'s budget was not specified, neither was the impact to what the U.S. contributes to it. U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said that the "inefficiency and overspending" of the organization is well-known, and she would not let "the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of." Please share your thoughts on the role of the U.N., leave your comment bellow. #briefworldnews #realnews . . . Checkout our Stories feature at @briefworldnews bio 👈 . . #briefnews #un #unitednations #budget #unbudget #donaldtrump #internationalrelations #unitednationsday #unitednationsday #worldpeace #helpinternational #news #trending #newyork #negotiations Photo: AP photo/ Mark Lennihan File (at New York, New York)

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How many UN Member States actually pay their budgets on time and in full?

Western states often paint a picture of the UN as a “bloated” bureaucracy with a huge, extravagant budget. The US is constantly calling for UN reform and politicians argue that the UN budget is too large and a drain on their countries’ resources, even though in 2010, the UN Regular Budget was less than the budget of Tokyo’s Fire Department.

The chart above shows the number of countries that have fully paid their regular budget assessments to the UN by January 31st, the end of the 30 day due period allowed under UN Financial Regulations. It also shows the total payment’s percentage of the regular budget from 1991-2012. In 2012, only 26 member states fully paid their regular budget assessments by the payment deadline, January 31st. Altogether, the 26 states paid only 13.38 percent of the total. Among them are four or the five Nordic countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia is the only state to have fully paid its regular budget assessments on time.

To see a detailed list of countries who have paid on time and in full, and to see their total payment’s percentage of the regular budget, click here.

Source: United Nations Committee on Contributions