PTI, United Nations :
The UN owes India an amountof USD 85 million for its contribution towards peacekeepingoperations including troops, police and equipment, a seniormanagement official has said.
The organisation owed a total of USD 1.03 billion to 86
Member States which contributed troops, police and equipmentas of October 2 this year.
The largest amount owed was to Pakistan at USD 97million; followed by Ethiopia at USD 87 million; India at USD
85 million; Bangladesh at USD 84 million; Rwanda at USD 55 million; and Nepal at USD 44 million, Under-Secretary- General for Management Yukio Takasu told the the Fifth Committee
(Administrative and Budgetary) in the General Assembly on Friday.
India is the largest cumulative troop contributor to UN peace operations, with over 185,000 troops having served in 48 of the 69 missions mandated so far.
The country has repeatedly called for the Security
Council to consult troop contributing countries before drawing up peacekeeping mandates given that troops now have to function is increasingly difficult and hostile conflict situations across the world’s hot-spots.
He said the organisation’s financial indicators for 2015 were “generally sound and positive”, except for the cash position of the regular budget, whose funds had been depleted.
Urging member states to make their full payments as soonas possible, he said a few nations accounted for the bulk of the outstanding amount, with the US owing USD 813 million, Brazil USD 124 million and Venezuela USD 35 million.
The UN owes India an amountof USD 85 million for its contribution towards peacekeepingoperations including troops, police and equipment, a seniormanagement official has said.
The organisation owed a total of USD 1.03 billion to 86
Member States which contributed troops, police and equipmentas of October 2 this year.
The largest amount owed was to Pakistan at USD 97million; followed by Ethiopia at USD 87 million; India at USD
85 million; Bangladesh at USD 84 million; Rwanda at USD 55 million; and Nepal at USD 44 million, Under-Secretary- General for Management Yukio Takasu told the the Fifth Committee
(Administrative and Budgetary) in the General Assembly on Friday.
India is the largest cumulative troop contributor to UN peace operations, with over 185,000 troops having served in 48 of the 69 missions mandated so far.
The country has repeatedly called for the Security
Council to consult troop contributing countries before drawing up peacekeeping mandates given that troops now have to function is increasingly difficult and hostile conflict situations across the world’s hot-spots.
He said the organisation’s financial indicators for 2015 were “generally sound and positive”, except for the cash position of the regular budget, whose funds had been depleted.
Urging member states to make their full payments as soonas possible, he said a few nations accounted for the bulk of the outstanding amount, with the US owing USD 813 million, Brazil USD 124 million and Venezuela USD 35 million.
