BOOM! Trump Admin Announces HUGE Cutbacks to United Nations.
President Trump's administration has announced cutbacks to the United Nations.
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley announced America will no longer fund more than 25% of the U.N.'s
"peacekeeping" missions.
From The Blaze
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced on Wednesday that America
will no longer fund more than 25 percent of the organization's peacekeeping operations.
Haley told the Security Council, "Peacekeeping is a shared responsibility.
All of us have a role to play, and all of us must step up."
Currently, the US is shouldering roughly 28.5 percent of the UN's peacekeeping missions.
The next-largest contributor is China, which pays 10 percent.
The contribution from the US has already been reduced $570 million from last year, at the
insistence of the Trump administration.
When that cut was made in June, Haley announced, "We're only getting started."
In December, Haley's team also negotiated a further $285 million cut from US coffers
to the UN's operating budget.
At the time, the ambassador issued a statement saying that "The inefficiency and overspending
of the United Nations are well known.
We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain
unchecked."
She continued: "In addition to these significant cost savings, we reduced the UN's bloated
management and support functions, bolstered support for key US priorities throughout the
world and instilled more discipline and accountability throughout the UN system."
The Trump administration has not yielded in expressing its frustration with the UN, namely
the governing body's resolution to oppose President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem
as Israel's capital, and their handling of finances.
On Tuesday, Haley had further scathing remarks for the UN Security Council for their inaction
regarding Syria's eastern Ghouta region, where innocent citizens have faced devastating
casualties.
She blamed the situation on the fact that Russian and Iranian troops were working in
conjunction with Syrian forces under the country's president, Bashar al-Assad.
Haley stated, "This is a travesty.
This should be a day of shame for every member of this council, and it should be a lesson
about what happens when we focus on fleeting displays of unity, instead of on what's
right," and added, "History will not be kind when it judges the effectiveness of this
council in relieving the suffering of the Syrian people."
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark
Lowcock acknowledged the dire circumstances in Syria in the same meeting, saying "The
last few months have been some of the worst yet for many civilians inside Syria."
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