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· Nine African nations and Iran would lose their voting rights as required under the U.N. Charter after defaulting on payment of their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget
· Recently, Antonio Guterres indicated the minimum amount that the 10 countries need to pay to have their voting rights restored in a letter he addressed to General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir
Nine African nations and Iran would lose their voting rights as required under the U.N. Charter after defaulting on payment of their dues to the United Nations’ operating budget, according to U.N. chief Antonio Guterres.
Recently, Antonio Guterres indicated the minimum amount that the 10 countries need to pay to have their voting rights restored in a letterhe addressed to General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir.
Iran has to pay US$16,251,298 followed by Somalia, (US$1,443,640), Comoros (US $871,632), Sao Tome and Principe (US$829,888), Libya (US$705,391), Congo (US$90,844), Zimbabwe (US$81,770), Central African Republic (US29,395), South Sudan (US$22,804), and Niger (US$6,733) arethe remaining co untries.
The U.N. Charter gives the 193-member General Assembly the authority to decide “that the failure to pay is due to conditions beyond the control of the member.” In that case a defaulting country can continue to vote.
The others denied voting rights included the Republic of Congo (US$90,844) South Sudan (US$22,804) and Zimbabwe (US$81,770).The UN has put Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia on probation. The yearly annual budget of the UN including the cost towards Peace Keeping would work out to close to US$10 billion.
