UN gutting peacekeeper force due to lack of US funding - media -- RT World News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : At the same time, the UN expects a $680 million US payment shortly, according to the agency.
57% : UN peacekeepers -- often called blue berets or blue helmets -- are deployed to help stabilize conflict zones and support humanitarian efforts.
45% : US funding uncertainty is central to the UN's financial strains, with Washington - which accounts for more than 26% of mandatory UN peacekeeping financing - being $1.5 billion in arrears even before the new financial year began on July 1, a Reuters source claimed.
45% : However, critics say the missions are frequently underfunded, slow to respond, and constrained by weak mandates that limit action when violence flares.
43% : Last month, media reports indicated that the UN was facing the need to cut $500 million from next year's budget and furlough 20% of its staff, with the organization poised to axe 3,000 jobs due to US funding uncertainty.
42% : Operations in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon, Kosovo, Cyprus, the Central African Republic, Western Sahara, the Golan Heights demilitarized zone, and Abyei will be affected, UN officials told Reuters.

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