The following table highlights payments made by all member states to the UN regular budget per month for 2002. The table also shows the payments made by the US to the regular budget and compares the amount owing by the US to the rest of the member states as a percentage.
Table Notes: Sums in $US millions, rounded to the nearest million.
*In January, 2001, as part of a deal struck with the US, the General Assembly capped the scale of assessments of the regular budget for any one member state at 22%. This substantially decreased the US scale of assessments, but of course increased the burden of payment on other member states. As part of a plan of easing the transitition to the new scale, the US agreed to pay in 2001 an amount equal to 3% of the amount assessed on member states pursuant to General Assembly resolution 55/239. That amount would be credited against the assessed contributions of certain other member states. This additional payment is reflected in the increase in the amount due by the US to the regular budget in June.
*In September of 2001, media mogul Ted Turner presents the US with a check for over $31 million to help cover US dues to the UN. In the fall of 2000, Turner’s pledge to donate funds was integral to the establishment of a deal to reduce US dues, as the funds make up the gap in the administrative budget in 2001 arising from the US payment reductions. The US payment for the month of October includes the $31+ million from Turner, along with $150 million towards its regular budget arrears.
