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'''Assessed contributions''' are expenses of the United Nations that Member States are obligated to finance under Article 17, paragraph 2, of the United Nations Charter< | '''Assessed contributions''' are expenses of the United Nations that Member States are obligated to finance under Article 17, paragraph 2, of the United Nations Charter: | ||
<blockquote>The expenses of the Organization shall be borne by the Members as apportioned by the General Assembly.</blockquote> | |||
Both the [[regular budget]] and the [[peacekeeping financing|peacekeeping budgets]] are financed through assessed contributions. Assessed contributions are apportioned amongst Member States on the basis of the scales of assessments for the [[scale of assessments|regular]] and [[peacekeeping scale of assessments|peacekeeping]] budgets. | |||
Requirements not financed under assessed contributions (i.e. those funded through voluntary contributions) are considered [[extrabudgetary resources]]. | Requirements not financed under assessed contributions (i.e. those funded through voluntary contributions) are considered [[extrabudgetary resources]]. | ||
== See also == | |||
* [http://legal.un.org/repertory/art17_2.shtml Repertory of Practice: Article 17(2)] (from Office of Legal Affairs website) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category: Budget]] | [[Category: Budget]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:35, 7 February 2019
Assessed contributions are expenses of the United Nations that Member States are obligated to finance under Article 17, paragraph 2, of the United Nations Charter:
The expenses of the Organization shall be borne by the Members as apportioned by the General Assembly.
Both the regular budget and the peacekeeping budgets are financed through assessed contributions. Assessed contributions are apportioned amongst Member States on the basis of the scales of assessments for the regular and peacekeeping budgets.
Requirements not financed under assessed contributions (i.e. those funded through voluntary contributions) are considered extrabudgetary resources.
See also
- Repertory of Practice: Article 17(2) (from Office of Legal Affairs website)