The Legal Case for Cutting U.S. Funding for the United Nations

Publication Date: September 1986

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Thomas E. L. Dewey

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: International organizations

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The United States at last has found a way to get the United Nations' attention: Congress is threatening to cut as much as $148 million from the U.S. contribution to that organization. The reason for the congressional hardline is the U.N.Is well-documented record of irresponsibility. The congressional message is clear: Unless the U.N. reforms substantially, it can expect only decreasing levels of U.S. support.