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Azerbaijan pays UN dues

15 October 2010 [17:39] - TODAY.AZ
The United Nations is owed 4.1 billion dollars by member nations with the United States accounting for more than a quarter of the figure. The global economic crisis has caused the new financial troubles at the world body, Under Secretary General for Management Angela Kane told reporters.

"It has been a difficult year in many ways for many member states because of the economic recession," she said.

"They have to tighten their belts."

Kane said the United States was the biggest non-payer, while Chile, Iran, Mexico, Venezuela accounted for 9% of the arrears between them and another 68 countries made up three percent of the missing money.

Kane named the countries which have paid all their dues as Australia, Azerbaijan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Lichtenstein, Monaco, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland and Tanzania.


/APA/
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