A bill proposing defunding the United Nations
For the first time in history, the House bill recommends eliminating funding for the UN regular budget, which would force the U.S. to lose its vote in the UN General Assembly.
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The Appropriations process is well underway, with the Biden Administration submitting its budget request for FY’24 and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees releasing their proposals. For the first time in history, the House bill recommends eliminating funding for the UN regular budget, which would force the U.S. to lose its vote in the UN General Assembly. The House bill also slashes, eliminates, or prohibits contributions to critical partners like the World Health Organization, the UN Development Program, UNESCO, UNRWA, the Green Climate Fund, UN Women, UNFPA, and more.
The United States also provides voluntary contributions to U.N. entities through other SFOPS accounts. Congress generally appropriates overall funding to each of these accounts, while the executive branch determines how funds are allocated based on policy priorities and issue-specific needs.
For example, according to USAID, the United States contributed more than $7.4 billion to U.N. entities through global humanitarian accounts in FY2022, including Migration and Refugee Assistance, International Disaster Assistance, and Food for Peace, Title II (P.L. 480). Such funding supported entities such as the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and World Food Program. U.S. funding is also provided through accounts supporting global health, security, and development objectives, including the Economic Support Fund and Global Health Programs accounts.
In recent years, U.S. assessments for the UN regular budget, peacekeeping operations, and specialized agencies have amounted to approximately $3 billion annually, equivalent to around 0.06% of the total federal budget.
At the same time. U.S. Companies Receive Nearly $2.4 Billion in UN Contracts.
The Better World Campaign have pulled the data on the top 10 states for UN contracts and the top states for growth in UN contracts between 2021 and 2022.
Florida falls in the top 10 states for UN contracts with $39 million awarded.
For more specifics about your state, please see this link.
Students, future voters, and activists have also expressed their appreciation and concern to our US Representative, reflecting the aspiration of millions of US Citizens, sending letters and calling their Congressmen and Congresswomen.
Tell Congress to Invest in the UN in FY’24
Click here to understand how US funds are used by the United Nations.
