Although the name of the three words "United Nations" is very large, judging from the recent Palestinian-Israeli conflict, its role is really too limited. In the Security Council, the United States blindly favors Israel, and because it has the right of veto, even if the other 14 members vote in favor, the United States can veto it with one vote.
Although it is possible to vote on a matter by convening the General Assembly of the United Nations, it is not coercive. This has greatly undermined the role and prestige of the United Nations, which is why Israel has been so rampant, not only ignoring the calls of the international community, but even directing its anger at the Secretary-General, demanding that he apologize or resign. It can be said that although the United States contributed a lot to the establishment of the United Nations after World War II, judging from the current performance of the United States, this country is the biggest destroyer of the United Nations order.
Every year, all members of the United Nations pay their dues in accordance with a certain percentage, and although the United States bears the largest amount of contributions, it also owes the most contributions, which has even endangered the normal operation of the United Nations.
Look at how stinking the Americans are, one country owes nearly $700 million, accounting for 22% of the UN's membership fees in 2023, more than a fifth. Moreover, among the top 29 arrears, only the United States and Israel are developed countries, and the rest are basically poor countries. Although Russia is among them, there is a reason behind the sanctions imposed by the Americans, so I will not go into details here. China is a responsible major country and has never been ambiguous in its support for the United Nations. According to statistics, in the past 33 years, China's contribution to the United Nations has increased by 19 timesFrom 1989 to 079% rose to 15 in 2022254%, China is now the second largest contributor to the United Nations, and the total amount of contributions is nearly twice that of Japan, which ranks third. At such a speed, there is no second one in the world!Therefore, China does not owe anything to the United Nations, but the United Nations, and once it is short of money, it will come to us, China. You may have a question, where does all the money from the United Nations go?Of course, much of the money is spent on helping poor countries. However, there are also some uses of funds, which may be quite incomprehensible and even quite infuriating.
A large amount of the United Nations contributions have been used to support the Russia-Ukraine conflict
In 2022, after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Secretary-General took it upon himself to support Ukraine with the contributions paid by member states, with a cumulative amount of $3.9 billion in aid to Ukraine. What is even more excessive is that it is necessary to support Ukraine even at the expense of the salaries of UN staff. And that's not even the most excessive. The purpose of the establishment of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is to promote scientific and technological cooperation among countries in the field of atomic energy, to identify whether nuclear energy is being used in war, and to prevent nuclear contamination.
But if you look at what this body has done in recent years, it is clear that the contributions of countries have not only failed to help, but have even contributed to the abuse. Some time ago, the United States prepared to send three "Virginia" class attack nuclear submarines to Australia, a non-nuclear country, which is a flagrant violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The United States has given Australia ** nuclear submarine technology under the guise of the International Atomic Energy Agency
However, under the coercion of the Americans, the IAEA has not only turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye, but even the United States and Britain have even sent technical personnel to Australia in the name of the IAEA to provide Australia with technical support for the manufacture of nuclear submarines. In the case of Japan's discharge of nuclear wastewater, the behavior of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has become even worse, so I will not go into detail here!
Recently, China has been pulling out 4 in one goAfter the membership fee of 900 million US dollars, there was news on the Internet that the United Nations actually asked China to donate another 1 billion US dollarsCould it be that Guterres is treating China as a "wronged leader"?According to the information consulted by the author, this time we have one thing to say, and two to say, and not all the rumors on the Internet are true. Here's what happened: The United Nations Emergency Response is a humanitarian response established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2006 to provide more timely and reliable humanitarian assistance to people affected by natural disasters and armed conflicts. Since its establishment, the company has provided nearly $9 billion in funding and helped hundreds of millions of people in more than 110 countries and regions. It should be said that this fund has indeed helped many poor countries and their people. This year alone, more than 6 have been allocated for the emergency$400 million, helping millions of people in need of emergency assistance in about 40 countries and territories.
For example, emergency humanitarian operations have been launched in Gaza and the Sudan, as well as in Afghanistan**, Syria and Turkey**, floods in Bangladesh, drought in Djibouti and the crisis in Haiti. Some time ago, 40 donors announced that they would provide more than 4$1.9 billion in funding, which is already more than 40.9 billion US dollars. While Guterres thanked donors for their support, he also urged these countries to step up their support. "We need a financial commitment commensurate with the scale of the need, and we want to meet the $1 billion funding target that was agreed upon seven years ago," he said. Although the list of 40 donors is not mentioned in detail, it can be seen from the above that the Secretary-General is urging these 40 donors to continue to increase their efforts, and not urging China to donate the $1 billion. However, since the United States has been in arrears, it is impossible to continue to pay for it. Judging from China's share of the United Nations contributions, it is estimated that China may bear a large part of the $1 billion. Therefore, from this point of view, netizens are not wrong in their analysis. Although the Secretary-General did not name names, it is clear that he is calling out China.
Ambassador Dai Bing, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, responded that China has made voluntary contributions to the United Nations every year since 2007, and the funds for 2023 have been fully disbursed. Although Ambassador Dai Bing did not explicitly say that the estimated shortfall of $1 billion is due to the fact that some developed countries may not have paid for it. Ambassador Dai Bing also stressed that China firmly supports the work of the project and will continue to make contributions in the future, but the donations will be made voluntarily "within the scope of our ability". It can be seen that although China did not directly reject the Secretary-General's request, it did not agree to it. This is because China has fulfilled its responsibilities, and not a single cent of the dues should be paid, and the rest of the funds will be carried out within the scope of its ability. Moreover, the Chinese side specifically mentioned the principle of voluntariness, which is also a side reminder to the UN Secretary-General that China has done a lot, and he should not whip the fast ox, and should also urge the countries with the most debts, such as the United States. Otherwise, how could other countries be convinced!