United Nations Funding United Nations Funding Sources

United Nations Funding

United Nations Funding Sources Principles Expenditures Special programs

Sources of financing Assessed and voluntary contributions from member states 30% USA Japan 25% Germany 20% UK France 15% Italy Canada 10% China 5% Source: "Assessment of Member States' contributions to the United Nations regular budget for the year 2011" (PDF). UN Secretariat. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 2012 -02 -16 0% Spain Mexico Funding Others

Principles • Not to be overly dependent on any one member to finance its operations • Regular budget ceiling is 22% • The minimum amount assessed to any member nation (or 'floor' rate) is set at 0. 001% of the UN budget

Expenditures Peace and security - US$5 billion, € 2. 5 billion (2005 -2006) 2011, the top 10 providers of assessed financial contributions to peacekeeping: the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, China, Canada, Spain and the Republic of Korea.

Special programs World Food Program United Nations Children Fund United Nations Development Program

Special Programs • not included in the regular budget • financed by voluntary contributions • suffer severe shortages during economic recessions

Conclusion • Budget not to be formed by one country (22% max) • A large share of UN expenditures addresses the core UN mission of peace and security • Special UN programs not included in the regular budget

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