A general view during a vote at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and Hamas at UN headquarters in New York, October 16, 2023
The United States has announced that it will not participate in the Social Forum of the UN Human Rights Council as Iran is scheduled to chair the meeting.
“We categorically refuse to sit, converse, or engage in any discussion on human rights chaired by Iran,” read a statement by Michèle Taylor, US permanent representative to the Human Rights Council, at the start of the Social Forum in Geneva.
She rejected as “absurd” and “unacceptable” the Iranian regime’s chairing of the Social Forum as the country itself is implicated in “persistent and flagrant human rights abuses,” including the murder of over 500 civilians during the last year’s Women, Life, Freedom protests.
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From the Council of Foreign Relations:
In 2023, the United Nations assessed the United States’ share of the regular budget at 22 percent and its share of the peacekeeping budget at 27 percent; however, the U.S. Congress caps contributions to the peacekeeping budget at 25 percent, leaving the United States in arrears.
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The U.S. government contributed about $12.5 billion to the United Nations in 2021, the most recent fiscal year with full data available. About one-quarter of this total was assessed and the rest was voluntary. This represents about a quarter of the roughly $50 billion the United States spends annually on foreign aid.
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I am sure that when the Social Forum convenes, their main agenda will be the “genocide” occurring in the Gaza Strip. Just another slap in the face to the wage slaves of America.
David DeGerolamo
“however, the U.S. Congress caps contributions to the peacekeeping budget at 25 percent, leaving the United States in arrears.”
So, the U.S. pays 25% and is in arrears ????? Well, sure…..I mean…..why not. Probably in arrears on the border, too. And mostly the American citizen. Yeah, we get it in the rears.
Let them hate us for free.
If it were up to me, the USA would get out of the UN. Guess that covers it.
Getting the UN out of the USA would be a good start…
The “Plan” is to have the U.N. HQ, moved toooooo (you get three guesses, the first two don’t count)? Jerusalem!!
But we’ll still get to pay for it.