3.5: Fifth Committee
Fight for Fairness in the Fifth Committee. Other Information:
A disproportionate influence on UN budgets is exerted by countries that themselves do not pay most of the bills. This must
change, and the General Assembly must be held to its 1986 commitment that budgets will be adopted by consensus. A budget adopted
by a technical majority but over the objections of major contributors clearly does not meet that commitment. Working with
like-minded member states, the US is exploring a variety of proposals for establishing fairer practices in the Fifth Committee,
and will stand firm for the principle that legitimate assessments on member states only proceed from truly consensual budgetary
decisions.
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