Member States Approve Responsible Peacekeeping Budgets But Deny Requests for Important Civilian Staff
On June 30th, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) approved the annual UN peacekeeping budgets.
Not Just a Numbers Game: Matching Peacekeeping Mandates with Adequate Resources Is Essential as the COVID-19 Pandemic Spreads
UN Member States are now on their fifth week of the yearly UN peacekeeping budget negotiations. The budget negotiations at the UN General Assembly’s Fifth Committee (administrative and budgetary) are never easy, but this year negotiations are fraught with additional challenges caused by COVID-19. In this current environment riddled with uncertainty, Member States should demonstrate…