Keep the Cap on U.S. Contributions to U.N. Peacekeeping

Publication Date: September 2007

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

Author(s): Brett D. Schaefer

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: International organizations; u.n. reform; U.N. peacekeeping

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Instead of rewarding the U.N. by paying recent peacekeeping arrears and raising the cap on U.S. contributions to peacekeeping, the U.S. should refuse to pay arrears until the organization has implemented the reforms needed to correct waste in peacekeeping procurement and to ensure that peacekeepers are held accountable for abuses and criminal acts.