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MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On April 24, 2003, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported S. 925 (S.Rept.
108-39) authorizing appropriations for FY2004 for the Department of State, including
assessed contributions to international organizations (CIO) and U.N. peacekeeping activities
(CIPA). The committee recommended funding at the levels requested by the President -
$1.010 billion for CIO and $550.2 million for CIPA. The House International Relations
Committee reported H.R. 1950 (H.Rept. 108-105, part 1) on May 16. The measure
authorizes appropriations for assessed and voluntary contributions to international
organizations. The House International Relations Committee reported H.R. 1950 (H.Rept.
108-105, part 1) on May 16, 2003. The committee recommended $1.010 billion for FY 2004
and $1.041 billion for FY2005 for the CIO account and $550.2 million for FY2004 and such
sums as may be necessary for FY2005 for the CIPA account. H.R. 1950 as reported
recommended $342.555 million for FY2004 and $345 million for FY2005 for voluntary
contributions to the international organizations and programs (IO&P) account.
On February 3, 2003, President Bush submitted his FY2004 budget request including
$1.01 billion for the contributions to international organizations (CIO) account of which
$745.8 million is for assessed contributions to U.N. system organizations (of which $340.7
million for the U.N. regular budget); $550.2 million for assessed contributions to U.N.
peacekeeping activities (CIPA); and $314.6 million for voluntary contributions to the
international organizations and programs (IO&P) account. An additional $50 million was
requested for IAEA voluntary contributions in another account.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The United States has been, and remains, the single largest contributor to the U.N.
system. For calendar year 2001, U.S. contributions to the U.N. system totaled about $3.5
billion. The total included: $612 million in assessed contributions to the U.N. regular budget
and U.N. affiliated agencies; $712 million in assessed contributions to U.N. peacekeeping
activities; and $2.2 billion in voluntary contributions to U.N.-affiliated organizations and
programs. In recent years, however, Congress has been pressing to reduce U.S. funding for
many U.N. system programs. Congressional debate over U.N. funding is focused on the
following questions: 1) What is the appropriate level of U.S. funding for U.N. systemoperations and programs? 2) What U.S. funding actions are most likely to produce a positive
continuation of U.N. system reform efforts? 3) How should the United States address its
accumulated arrearages?
U.N. System Financing
The United Nations (U.N.) system is made up of variously interconnected components
including specialized agencies, voluntary funds and programs, peacekeeping operations, and
the parent United Nations organization itself. The system is financed by contributions from
participant states. The contributions are usually made in two ways: more than half areCRS-1
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