8 hours agoUS out of UN Human Rights Council
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(a year ago)US President Donald Trump on Tuesday withdrew the United States from the UN Council for Human Rights, extended the decision to suspend financial assistance for the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees and ordered a review of the American role in U. NESTO. “has great potential and based on potential, we will continue [...]
“has great potential and based on potential, we will continue our commitment, but they must join”, President Trump told reporters. “It's not being run well. They're not doing the job”.
Many of these conflicts that we are working for should be resolved, or at least we should have some help resolving them. Looks like we never get help. This should be the primary goal of the United Nations”, the American president said.
“Since the first day, United States support for the UN has saved many people and advanced global security”, UN spokesman Stephanie Dujaric said.
UN Secretary General <x0) is eager to continue his productive relationship with President Trump and the US government to strengthen this relationship in today's troubled”.
President Trump said he was not aiming to suspend funds from the 193-member world body, although he complained Washington is obliged to pay an unproportionate sum as a UN member.
Washington is the UN's largest financial contributor, followed by China, which represents 22% of the UN's basic budget and 27% of the budget for peacekeeping operations. The UN has said that the United States currently has a financial obligation of $2.8 billion, of which $1.5 billion is for the regular budget. These payments are not voluntary. /Reuters
