UN fails to reach deal on budget shortfall as US funding dips 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseUnited Nations member states failed to come up with a deal Friday to make up for a $220 million budget black hole left by the United States downsizing its contribution to peacekeeping operations, diplomats said. The United States had paid around 28 percent of the UN peacekeeping budget before President Donald Trump announced in September that Washington would pay no more than 25 percent. The separate peacekeeping budget is in excess of $6.6 billion — cut last year by $600 million under US pressure. Since Trump came to office in early 2017, the United States has refused to pay more than 25 percent of the peacekeeping budget.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 21, 2018 19:41 UTC