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U.N. says U.S. rescission list targets voluntary funding; assessed contributions remain obligations under U.N. Charter
Summary
The U.N. spokesperson told reporters voluntary contributions are a member state's choice but recalled that assessed contributions are obligations under the U.N. Charter and warned potential nonpayment could carry consequences, citing the charter's Article 19.
The United Nations spokesperson said the rescission list circulating in the U.S. White House proposes cuts to U.S. funding for U.N. programs, but emphasized that voluntary contributions to the U.N. system are voluntary and that assessed contributions are legally obligatory under the U.N. Charter.
"Voluntary contributions to the U.N. system are just that, voluntary," the spokesperson said.…
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