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US budget cuts to UN 2017

The UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali Escapes Trump’s Hatchet

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 area. …

Categories: Africa, Geopolitics, UN Peacekeeping, US-UN Relations

OPINIONS

Advice to António Guterres: A Leaner UN Could Be a Better UN

Opinion by 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 about …

Categories: OPINIONS, Secretary-General, US-UN Relations

TAKE A LOOK

Trump Proposes Slashing Funds to the UN and Gutting Climate Aid

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 run …