Reference News Network reported on April 16 that according to the website of Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao on April 16, citing internal planning documents of the Trump administration seen by Reuters, the White House Office of Management and Budget proposed to cancel funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, using the failure of UN peacekeeping operations in Mali, Lebanon, and Congo as reasons.
The report mentioned that the United States is the largest contributor to the UN regular budget and peacekeeping budget. It accounts for 22% of the UN's $3.7 billion core regular budget and 27% of the $5.6 billion peacekeeping budget. These contributions are mandatory.
The report said that the White House Office of Management and Budget's proposal to cancel funding for peacekeeping is included in the so-called "recapture" plan within the State Department's budget. The Trump administration plans to cut half of the State Department's budget.
The new US fiscal year will begin on October 1st, and the new fiscal year budget must be approved by Congress, which can decide to restore part or all of the funds proposed to be cut by the government.
The US State Department is scheduled to respond to the proposal from the White House Office of Management and Budget on the 15th. During his first term, Trump had proposed cutting about one-third of the diplomatic and aid budgets, but the Congress responsible for formulating the federal government's budget rejected Trump's proposal.
On the 15th, when asked about the proposal from the White House Office of Management and Budget, State Department spokesperson Bruce said, "There is no ultimate solution and no ultimate budget yet."
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