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Appendix II
Status of U.N. Member States in Arrears
Under Article 19 of the U.N. Charter on
January 1, 1999Dollars in millions
Minimum
payment
needed to Permitted
Member state regain vote" to vote? Comments
Grenada 5,300 No
Guinea 133,500 No
Guinea-Bissau 273,600 Yes Permitted to vote until June 30, 2000. The Committee on Contributions
concluded that Guinea-Bissau's failure to pay was due to conditions beyond
its control, citing the impact of the armed conflict and the need to devote
limited government resources to the country's urgent needs on its ability to
pay. Some committee members noted that Guinea-Bissau was among those
member states that followed a practice of paying at or close to the minimum
amount due each year to retain or regain its vote.b
Haiti 42,000 No
Honduras 108,600 Yes Made at least the minimum payment to regain its vote.d
Iraq 9,135,200 No Iraq requested an exemption, arguing that sanctions authorized by Security
Council Resolution 661 (1990) plus the United Nations' refusal to accept
contributions in Iraqi dinars had left it without an effective means of paying its
outstanding assessments. The Committee on Contributions did not make a
recommendation to the General Assembly on Iraq's request, concluding that
the political aspects of the issues raised by Iraq's request exceeded its
technical advisory role to the General Assembly.b
Kyrgyzstan 502,600 No
Liberia 939,100 No
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 557,900 Yes Made at least the minimum payment to regain its vote.
Madagascar 44,700 No
Mauritania 122,300 No
Mongolia 114,222 No
Nicaragua 155,200 Yes Permitted to vote until June 30, 2000. The Committee on Contributions
concluded that Nicaragua's failure to pay was due to conditions beyond its
control, citing the impact of hurricane Mitch on its economy and physical and
social infrastructure and the need to devote limited government resources to
the country's rehabilitation and reconstruction on its ability to pay and efforts
to reduce the country's external debt. Some committee members noted that
Nicaragua was among those member states that followed a practice of paying
at or close to the minimum amount due each year to retain or regain its vote.b
Niger 142,000 No
Republic of Moldova 1,310,900 No
Rwanda 138,809 No
Saint Vincent and the 26,900 Yes Made at least the minimum payment to regain its vote.
Grenadines
Sao Tome and Principe 404,000 No
Seychelles 87,900 No
Sierra Leone 136,900 No
Somalia 805,400 NoGAO/NSIAD-99-187 United Nations
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