Is it necessary for the United Nations to revoke the voting rights of Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and Venezuela, but tolerate the United States, which owes the most?
Since its inception, the United Nations has become the largest international organization in the world. At present, the United Nations has 193 full member states, as well as 2 observer states. If a country has not been able to become a member of the United Nations, it has not yet become an internationally recognized sovereign state. Logically speaking, the United Nations should attach importance to its authority and handle international affairs fairly, openly and equally. Recently, however, the United Nations revoked voting rights for four countries: Comoros, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia and Venezuela. You know, these four countries owe less than a fraction of what the United States owes to the United Nations.
The United States is the richest country in the world and has long been the largest country owed membership fees to the United Nations. But even so, the United Nations has always been polite to the United States, and United Nations Secretary-General Guterres often excuses the United States, such as saying that the dollar hegemony cannot fall, and if it falls, it will affect the global economy. Is there an element of discrimination in which the United Nations cancels the voting rights of four developing countries in one fell swoop, but does not abolish the voting rights of the United States? It has to be said that the Americans are very good at exploiting loopholes, and the United Nations is helpless about it. It turned out that, according to United Nations regulations, voting rights would only be revoked until the accumulated arrears reached the country's membership dues for two years.
For example, the United States assessed $690 million in contributions to the United Nations in 2022 and $707 million in 2023. According to United Nations regulations, the United States will not be disqualified until the cumulative arrears reach $1.397 billion. The United States was permanently in arrears for two years of membership to the United Nations, almost always by deadlines. The UN also appears helpless about the operation of the Americans. After all, the United Nations headquarters is in New York, and the United States is the largest contributor to the United Nations, and the United Nations does not dare to offend the United States.
