[PDF] Financing The United Nations eBook

Author : J.David Singer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 18,46 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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This is one those rare prefaces in which the author need not attempt to justify, or apologize for, the addition of another book to an already over burdened field. There is certainly no plethora of serious studies on inter national organization in general, and almost none dealing with the administrative aspects of such organization. More precisely, the author is not aware of a single comprehensive treatment of the finances of any international political organization, past or present. Over the years, many former Secretariat members of the League, the United Nations, and their affiliated agencies have come forth with either memoirs or general commentaries on their organizations. And frequently these works have included revealing, but brief, passages dealing with budg etary questions, yet none has dealt with these questions in any detailed or thorough fashion. It is unfortunate that this is so. Not that the fate of the world rides on the United Nations budget, or that matters of peace and war will be determined by the dollars and cents of the Secretary-General's estimates. Yet questions of real importance to many of the world's citizens are decided in the budgetary struggle. Until the policy decisions of the various organs are translated into budget items, there is no visiting mission to encourageTogoland's movement toward eventual self-govern ment, no cease-fire observer in the Middle East, no rehabilitation com mission in South Korea, and no public administration advisor in San tiago.

Author : J.David Singer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 36,92 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9401190828

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This is one those rare prefaces in which the author need not attempt to justify, or apologize for, the addition of another book to an already over burdened field. There is certainly no plethora of serious studies on inter national organization in general, and almost none dealing with the administrative aspects of such organization. More precisely, the author is not aware of a single comprehensive treatment of the finances of any international political organization, past or present. Over the years, many former Secretariat members of the League, the United Nations, and their affiliated agencies have come forth with either memoirs or general commentaries on their organizations. And frequently these works have included revealing, but brief, passages dealing with budg etary questions, yet none has dealt with these questions in any detailed or thorough fashion. It is unfortunate that this is so. Not that the fate of the world rides on the United Nations budget, or that matters of peace and war will be determined by the dollars and cents of the Secretary-General's estimates. Yet questions of real importance to many of the world's citizens are decided in the budgetary struggle. Until the policy decisions of the various organs are translated into budget items, there is no visiting mission to encourageTogoland's movement toward eventual self-govern ment, no cease-fire observer in the Middle East, no rehabilitation com mission in South Korea, and no public administration advisor in San tiago.

Author : Independent Advisory Group on U.N. Financing
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,77 MB
Release : 1993
Category : United Nations
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Within its mandate to examine the problems associated with financing the United Nations and its affiliated programmes, the group examines the growth and distribution of UN expenditure from 1982 to 1992.

Author : Ivy Batisanan Baban
Publisher :
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 32,67 MB
Release : 2016
Category :
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After World War II, a new organization was created to carry out policies that the League of Nations failed to serve. The United Nations was established to answer the problems brought by the World War II. It does not only seek to help countries to stand up after the war, it also helps to prevent future confrontations. By taking the lead towards peace, the United Nations adopted several peacekeeping operations. It also helps a country cope up by providing loans and/or financial assistance to build their economy.One of the purpose and main principle of the United Nations is to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedom. (Childers 1999) The United Nations needed funds to carry out and achieve its goal. Financing a big organization like the United Nations is a big and highly political issue. Even though UN is not being biased, some states which are in direct contact with UN can influence the decision and policy making of the organization.The funding system of UN is very problematic. One of the probable reasons for this is the lack of stable source of fund which will secure the finance system of the UN. Another reason is that some countries do not take responsibility to provide fund as their counterpart to the UN budget. The negligence of the member states to pay as their contributions contributed to the instability and shortage of budget of the UN.With the financial crisis in the system, there are several critics and recommendations that require for the reform of the UN system. Some proposed that to save the UN a global tax on the international financial transactions should be carried out. This requires every citizen in the world to share the burden of financing the UN. However, this is not the best option to take because the payments that the UN member states should pay are levied to the citizens of each country. This does not consider the fairness and equality in social and economic sense as one of the purpose of existence and the very nature of the UN itself.

Author : Suhas Ketkar
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 21,64 MB
Release : 2008-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 082137706X

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Developing countries need additional, cross-border capital channeled into their private sectors to generate employment and growth, reduce poverty, and meet the other Millennium Development Goals. Innovative financing mechanisms are necessary to make this happen. 'Innovative Financing for Development' is the first book on this subject that uses a market-based approach. It compiles pioneering methods of raising development finance including securitization of future flow receivables, diaspora bonds, and GDP-indexed bonds. It also highlights the role of shadow sovereign ratings in facilitating access to international capital markets. It argues that poor countries, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa, can potentially raise tens of billions of dollars annually through these instruments. The chapters in the book focus on the structures of the various innovative financing mechanisms, their track records and potential for tapping international capital markets, the constraints limiting their use, and policy measures that governments and international institutions can implement to alleviate these constraints.