In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economies of many countries in the world have regressed, and it can be said that if China does not quickly recover from the COVID-19 epidemic and "resume work and production" to ensure the global supply chain, many countries may not even have a big problem eating and sleeping now. But economic regression inevitably leads to fiscal deficits in a large number of countries, and countries that have no money to pay their contributions to the United Nations will be deprived of voting rights by the United Nations.
The United Nations revoked the right to vote in some countries
As an international organization, the original intention of the establishment of the United Nations is to maintain the peaceful development of the world, so most legitimate sovereign countries have seats in the United Nations, every country has one vote in the United Nations, and the right to vote in many major matters is not bound to the strength of the country.
Recently, eight countries, including Venezuela and Iran, were disqualified by the United Nations because they owed more than two years in arrears to the United Nations. In fact, due to the economic situation, there are currently 89 countries that owe contributions to the United Nations, and the United Nations is also in a state of suspension because of the lack of contributions, and even many departments and positions that are not urgent are currently in a state of unpaid leave.
The lack of money in the United Nations is not news, and WFP officials have come out to collect donations and directly call out to the rich. It can be seen that the financial situation of the United Nations is not good.
The United States is not on the "blacklist"
In fact, it is not surprising that these eight countries have lost the right to vote, and it is also in line with the procedure, according to the united nations regulations, if the total amount of contributions owed by a country exceeds the total amount paid by the country in the past two years, then the United Nations has the right to cancel their voting rights, of course, as long as the minimum number stipulated by the United Nations is paid, then the use of voting rights can be restored for a long time.
So these eight countries have stopped voting rights is not unjust, but what makes people wonder is that the United States, a rich country, is actually a "big debtor", according to the financial report of the United Nations, we can know that so far, the United States owes the United Nations a total of more than one billion dollars, that is to say, as long as the United States can make up the contribution, the United Nations can actually survive the current crisis.
But during his tenure, Trump shouted that "the United Nations is a useless organization" and refused to pay his dues, and although Biden did not continue to make such a statement after taking office, he did not say that he would pay money, and he was still using the rights of the United Nations more excessively, often proposing sanctions against various countries in the Security Council. This attitude of not paying money and using it is really disgusting, is this the equality that the United States sings a high-profile every day?
Part of the source of the news reference: Chengdu Radio and Television