The white house is going to halve the financing of UN programmes. On Monday, March 13, the newspaper writes Foreign Policy, citing its own sources.
According to him, the state Department was ordered to cut the appropriations for peacekeeping operations, Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the programme for the development of the organization. Also, budget cuts can touch the world food programme and the programme for the refugees. The UN fear that Washington will cease to allocate funds to the Fund for population and United Nations framework Convention on climate change.
The publication explains that the steps caused by the White house plans to increase defence spending by 54 billion, other budget spending needs to be reduced by this amount.
It is also noted that in case of refusal to Finance programs of the United Nations, States risk losing the right to vote at the General Assembly of the world organization.
On 4 March, the Director of the office of management and budget Mick of Malvani said on Fox News about US intentions to significantly reduce assistance to other countries to provide the increase in defense spending of 54 billion dollars.
On 27 February it became known about the intentions of the US administration to increase military spending at this amount. It was also reported that it is supposed to do in the first place due to the reduction of international aid programs. Reduction in funding may relate to the US state Department and the Agency for environmental protection.