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Only Israel voted with the United States, with 167 nations in favor, as the General Assembly closed the year by approving the $3.231 billion UN budget for 2021.

12/31/2020 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/31/2020 19:02 Approving $3.21 Billion Budget, General Assembly Adopts 25 Resolutions, Decisions from its Main Committees, Concluding Main Part of Seventy-Fifth Session Concluding the main part of its seventy-fifth session, the General Assembly approved $3.21 billion for 2021 and adopted 22 resolutions and 3 decisions recommended by its Main Committees. Adopting a range of drafts recommended by its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), the Assembly approved resources for 2021, the Organization's second annual budget in ne...

Only Israel voted with US against United Nations' 2021 programme budget, citing antisemitism and issues with Iran sanctions

By 151 Votes in Favour to 2 Against, with 1 Abstention, Fifth Committee Approves $3.21 Billion Budget for 2021, Concluding Main Part of Seventy-Fifth Session Format GA/AB/4362 30 DECEMBER 2020 United States Speaker Says Funds Would Support Event Perpetuating Anti-Semitism, Delegates also Argue Over Outlays for Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) wrapped up the main part of its seventy-fifth session on Wednesday by approving resources of $3.21 billion for the 2021 regular budget, the Organization's second annual budget in nearly 50...

January 1, 2021 – 10:30 am One thing you can say about the Trump administration, they’ve come out hard in favor of our ally Israel over the past four years. And they continue to do that President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration on Thursday fired a late salvo against the United Nations by voting against its budget, citing disagreements on Israel and Iran, but it found virtually no international support. Only Israel voted with the United States, with 167 nations in favor, as the General Assembly closed the year by approving the $3.231 billion U.N. budget for 2021. Kelly Craft, the ...