Appearing on the advice of its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), the Meeting endorsed the budgets for 12 missions, the logistics centres in Entebbe (Uganda) and Brindisi (Italy), and the assist account for peacekeeping.
The budgets had been adopted and not using a vote, aside from the decision on the UN Interim Drive in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which was adopted by 147 votes in favour to three towards (Argentina, Israel, and United States), with 1 abstention (Paraguay).
The adoption of UNIFIL’s funds adopted an Israeli-proposed oral modification, which was rejected by 5 votes in favour (Argentina, Canada, Israel, Paraguay, and US) to 83 towards, with 57 abstentions.
Final 12 months, the peacekeeping funds stood at $5.59 billion for 14 operations, that means the 2025-2026 determine displays a modest lower, following ultimate settlements of former missions in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia.
Urgent liquidity challenges
Regardless of the settlement on the budgets, UN Controller Chandramouli Ramanathan outlined a sobering image in regards to the fragility of the UN’s broader liquidity scenario.
“You handle one way or the other to seek out frequent floor thrice a 12 months. However I solely want you had gone somewhat bit additional to unravel one of many underlying issues of the UN, which has been plaguing us for 80 years,” he instructed delegates final week as they concluded negotiations within the Fifth Committee.
He described how authorized budgets are sometimes undermined by money shortages, forcing quick directions to slash spending by 10, 15, and even 20 per cent.
“No cash, no implementation. There’s not sufficient money. I can not emphasize sufficient an enormous effort wanted in your facet to one way or the other take us over that line and cope with an issue that is plagued the UN for the final so a few years,” he mentioned.
UN peacekeeping operations
UN peacekeeping stays one of the crucial iconic UN actions, with practically 70,000 navy, police and civilian personnel deployed throughout Africa, the Center East and Europe.
Missions embody long-standing deployments akin to MONUSCO within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNFICYP in Cyprus, and MINUSCA within the Central African Republic. Mandated by the Safety Council, these operations work to stabilize battle zones, assist political processes, defend civilians, and help in disarmament and rule-of-law efforts.
UN’s peacekeeping funds is separate from its common funds, which helps the Group’s core packages, together with human rights, growth, political affairs, communications and regional cooperation.
The peacekeeping funds cycle runs from July-June, whereas the common funds is aligned with the calendar 12 months.
