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联合国财政危机加剧:呼吁会员国尽快缴纳会费,“某国拖欠”成关注焦点
news flash· 2025-05-20 01:13
联合国当地时间5月19日发布消息称,联合国正面临日益严重的财政危机,威胁到其履行核心使命的能 力。本周,联合国大会预算和行政委员会(第五委员会)就这一问题召开会议,多个会员国在会上发出 警告,敦促尽快缴纳拖欠款项。 目前,联合国面临约24亿美元的经常预算会费缺口,以及27亿美元的维和预算缺口。由于资金短缺,联 合国被迫削减开支、冻结招聘,并暂停部分服务,严重影响其全球运作能力。 为缓解现金流紧张的局面,一项提议呼吁允许联合国在年底保留未使用的资金,而非强制退还给会员 国。目前,即使某些款项在年底才到账,也必须立即退还,使联合国几乎没有时间加以使用。建议中的 改变将帮助在每年初——捐款通常滞后的时期——维持基本运营。 此外,一些代表支持有条件地在年初动用"特别承诺"机制,这是一种用于紧急情况的临时供资工具,可 缓解捐款延迟带来的资金缺口。 不过,包括哈萨克斯坦、挪威和英国在内的多国代表指出,这些补救措施只是权宜之计,真正的问题在 于部分会员国持续拖欠或拒缴会费。 尤其引发关注的是,一国据称出于政治考虑冻结了拨款。虽然未被点名,但人们普遍认为是美国,后者 已拖欠了超过一半的未缴款项。此前,联合国秘书长副发言人法尔 ...
联合国考虑进行大规模改革 合并主要部门
news flash· 2025-05-01 23:01
Core Viewpoint - The United Nations is considering a major reform to consolidate key departments and reallocate resources globally in response to the impact of reduced U.S. foreign aid under the Trump administration [1] Group 1: Proposed Reforms - An internal memorandum suggests merging dozens of UN agencies into four main departments: Peace and Security, Humanitarian Affairs, Sustainable Development, and Human Rights [1] - A specific proposal includes merging the World Food Programme, UNICEF, WHO, and UNHCR into a single humanitarian entity [1] - The memorandum outlines various recommendations, some significant and others speculative, which could represent the most comprehensive reform in decades if fully adopted [1] Group 2: Additional Recommendations - The document also suggests integrating the UNAIDS into the WHO and reducing the number of interpreters needed at meetings by up to six [1] - Another recommendation includes merging the World Trade Organization (not a UN entity) with the UN Development Program [1]