At 12:37 09-11-2002 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
The UN will manage. Several countries, including the US, have repeatedly been way behind on paying their contributions to the UN, but a lack of funds has never caused the UN to cease functioning.>How many months would the UN last if the US decided to pull out of the >UN? Not very many I wouldnt think.Well they'd immediately have to cut their budget by 20-25%, or else get that amount of increased contributions from its members.
Jeroen "Money makes the world go round" van Baardwijk
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