U.S. Eyes Sharing of U.N.Budget ; Plan Increases Dues of Others
The Washington Times › April 06, 2006
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The United States has proposed a new method of apportioning U.N. dues that would mean sharp increases for countries including China, Russia and India.
Other rapidly developing countries also would be hit by the proposal, which has been making the rounds in the U.N. budget committee and on Capitol Hill. The U.S. contribution would drop only slightly, from 22 percent to 21.5 percent.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Eyes Sharing of U.N.Budget ; Plan Increases Dues of Others
The proposal was promptly rejected as "unfair" by a representative of China, who complained that its assessment would increase sixfold, making its share second only to that of t...
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