General Assembly Approves $3.72 Billion UN Budget for 2025
25 December 2024
The United Nations General Assembly has approved a $3.72 billion budget for the organization for the year 2025. The budget, which was adopted by a vote of 129 countries in favor, 2 against, and 31 abstentions, represents a 1.5% increase from the current budget of $3.67 billion.
The budget will fund a wide range of UN activities, including peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance, development programs, and human rights monitoring. The largest share of the budget, 28%, will go to peacekeeping operations, which are currently underway in 12 countries around the world.
Other major areas of expenditure include:
- Humanitarian assistance: 22%
- Development programs: 19%
- Human rights monitoring: 15%
- Administrative costs: 14%
The budget was approved after months of negotiations between member states. The United States, the largest contributor to the UN budget, initially proposed a budget of $3.6 billion, while many developing countries argued for a higher budget to meet the increasing needs of the world.
In the end, a compromise was reached that increased the budget by a modest amount. The budget was also approved with a number of conditions attached, including a requirement that the UN Secretariat develop a plan to reduce administrative costs.
The UN budget is funded by assessed contributions from member states. The amount that each country contributes is based on its ability to pay, as determined by the UN’s scale of assessments. The United States is responsible for 22% of the UN budget, while China is responsible for 12%, Japan for 9%, Germany for 6%, and the United Kingdom for 5%.
The UN budget is a vital source of funding for the organization’s work around the world. The budget provides the resources that the UN needs to carry out its peacekeeping operations, provide humanitarian assistance, promote development, and protect human rights.
General Assembly approves $3.72 billion UN budget for 2025
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