💨 Abstract

The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures in Mali, Lebanon, and Democratic Republic of Congo. This forms part of a plan to reduce the State Department budget by half. The U.S., being the U.N.'s largest contributor, could potentially owe $1.5 billion for the regular U.N. budget and $1.2 billion for peacekeeping budget arrears.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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