US budget cuts to UN 2017
- Susan Manuel
- • June 30, 2017
After a month of contentious debate between the United Nations Security Council and UN budget committees, agreement has been reached for the UN to stay focused on Mali and the Sahel region, where terrorism is threatening to destabilize the…
- Categories: Africa, Geopolitics, UN Peacekeeping, US-UN Relations
- Stephen Browne  and Thomas G. Weiss
- • March 27, 2017
GENEVA — Whether or not he is a fan of Chinese characters, António Guterres will have to discover the double meaning of a crisis as opportunity. United Nations corridors on First Avenue in New York are buzzing with anxiety…
- Categories: Secretary-General, US-UN Relations, WORLDVIEWS
- Barbara Crossette
- • March 16, 2017
In his first national budget plan, released by the White House today, President Donald Trump proposed an aggressively pro-military and security-obsessed agenda that could severely cut funds to the State Department and the United Nations. Numerous other international programs…
- Categories: Take a Look, UN Agencies, UN Peacekeeping, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
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