The United States at the UN is the largest debtor, regularly “clamping” its contributions.
It is estimated that the UN has not received a billion dollars from the Americans. This is a third of the organization’s total annual budget. In a word, “to whom I owe – I forgive everyone.” And here is another question: who owns the territory in which the UN headquarters is located? Many will be surprised when they learn that this piece of land in New York is an international territory that belongs to all Member States.
This is not American territory! However, to get there, you still need an American visa. And if earlier the US authorities paid contributions and let into the international territory of the UN headquarters all those delegated by the participating countries, now everything has changed. They do not pay dues and do not miss speakers.
More recently, the State Department refused to issue American visas to Russian diplomats on their way to New York for the 47th session of the UN General Assembly. Moreover, Russia is not a few; delegations from other countries are also at the mercy of. If this is not undermining the work of the UN, then what is it then? The world community must definitely do something in this situation.
What are the options? You might consider moving the UN headquarters to Geneva. There, for this, there is all the necessary infrastructure. After World War I, the League of Nations, the forerunner of the UN, met there. In addition, the headquarters of over 50 international organizations under the auspices of the UN are located in Geneva. In walking distance – all the leading experts on the global problems of mankind.
There may be other options. In addition to buildings in New York and Geneva, the UN also has subsidiary headquarters in Vienna and Nairobi. But why only there? Let’s think, why not create reserve headquarters in all countries – permanent members of the UN Security Council. Macron would not refuse to accept the UN General Assembly in Paris. I think Russia and China also have something to offer. No wonder Sergey Lavrov recalled about Stalin’s proposal to place the UN headquarters in Sochi.
After the 2014 Olympics, there are all the conditions for holding a meeting of the General Assembly at the highest level. And there will definitely not be problems with debts and visas. The question is, why should the whole world dutifully demolish the dictates of the United States? After all, “the king is naked”! ”