US is responsible for 22% of the UN’s annual operating budget
Timing sends message after UN rejects Trump’s recognition of Israeli capitalThe US government has announced meaningful cuts in its United Nations budget obligations for 2018-19 in what will be interpreted as a further ratcheting up of pressure from the Trump administration looking to bend decision-making at the international body to its will. Related: UN votes resoundingly to reject Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as capital Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk