July 02, 2021
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Source: By Ryan Heath | Politico Global Transitions
Global Transitions: UNITED NATIONS — NEW PUSH FOR U.S. TO PAY ITS PEACEKEEPING DUES
U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Cali) has filed legislation supported by a group of other Democrats to remove a cap installed by Congress in 1994, limiting how much the U.S. can contribute to U.N. peacekeeping missions. The cap ensures that the U.S. never pays more than 25 percent of U.N. peacekeeping costs, regardless of the situation on the ground or whether the U.S. government deems it in the American interest to fill a funding gap left by other nations. Since 2017 the U.S. has fallen around $1 billion behind in U.N. assessments of what it owes toward 13 peacekeeping missions the U.S. supports globally. The new legislation is supported by NGOs including the Better World Campaign, the United Nations Association of the United States, Refugees International and the Center for Civilians in Conflict.+ to read the full newsletter, click here.
Source: By Ryan Heath | Politico Global Transitions