What can developing countries do when they have difficulty paying their dues to the United Nations?
I think we should understand these contributors. For the UN, this is not a question about Angola specifically. Many of the big countries do not make their contributions on time, and this is the most serious problem for the finances of the Organization. The financial situation at the UN is not only linked to these developing countries. The big problem lies with the arrears and the on-time payment of the big countries. Q: Last year, there was a serious question regarding the UN budget, and the budget was approved only after extended negotiations. How does that situation compare to this year? A: This year is different. We have to negotiate a new scale of assessment to calculate the contribution of each Member State by the end of this year for the following six years. We are going to discuss this in the coming weeks and I hope we do not have difficulties. If we don’t have a scale of assessment, we won’t have a budget.
