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Reading News 4U: US says it negotiated $285M cut in United Nations budget

By: vietpressusa December 25, 2017

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley hailed the $285 million cut in the international organization's core budget (AFP Photo/KENA BETANCUR)


L'ambassadrice américaine à l'ONU, Nikki Haley, s'adresse aux membres de l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU, avant un vote sur Jérusalem, le 21 décembre 2017 à New York
VietPress USA (Dec. 25, 2017): On Dec 22, 2017, CNN reported that "The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to condemn President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel despite threats from the US to pull funding from the world body.
Some 128 countries voted for the resolution, while nine voted "no," and 35 nations abstained, including Canada, Mexico and Australia.
The vote came after US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley issued a direct threat, saying that the US will think twice about funding the world body if it voted to condemn Trump's decision.
"The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in this assembly," Haley said. "We will remember it when we are called upon to once again make the world's largest contribution" to the UN and when other member nations ask Washington "to pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit."
Today, the US Government declares it has negotiated a significant cut in the United Nations budget. Please read this related news published by AP on Yahoo News at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-says-negotiated-285m-cut-united-nations-budget-184655562.html
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U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley votes in favor of a resolution, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at United Nations headquarters. The Security Council is voting on proposed new sanctions against North Korea, including sharply lower limits on its refined oil imports, the return home of all North Koreans working overseas within 12 months, and a crackdown on the country's shipping. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)



US says it negotiated $285M cut in United Nations budget

The Associated Press,

The U.S. government says it has negotiated a significant cut in the United Nations budget.
The U.S. Mission to the United Nations said on Sunday that the U.N.'s 2018-2019 budget would be slashed by over $285 million. The mission said reductions would also be made to the U.N.'s management and support functions.
The announcement didn't make clear the entire amount of the budget or specify what effect the cut would have on the U.S. contribution.
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."
She also said that while the mission was pleased with the results of budget negotiations, it would continue to "look at ways to increase the U.N.'s efficiency? while protecting our interests."
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