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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>U.N. Secretary-General Anto\u0301nio Guterres said that the world body’s peacekeeping operation is \u201conly as strong as member states\u2019 commitment to it\u201d as he pleaded with them Tuesday to pay their share.<\/b><\/p>\n

The United Nations’ peacekeeping department currently leads 11 operations, in countries including Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Lebanon, Cyprus and Kosovo.<\/p>\n

The budget for nine of those operations during the fiscal year that ends on June 30 totals $5.6 billion, 8.2% lower than a year earlier. Each of the U.N.’s 193 member countries is legally obliged to pay its share toward peacekeeping.<\/p>\n

Guterres argued that, with a budget \u201crepresenting a tiny fraction of global military spending \u2014 around one half of one per cent \u2014 U.N. peacekeeping remains one of the most effective and cost-effective tools to build international peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s only as strong as member states\u2019 commitment to it,\u201d he added at the opening of a two-day, German-hosted conference of ministers to discuss the future of peacekeeping.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, peacekeeping operations have been facing serious liquidity problems. It is absolutely essential that all member states respect their financial obligations, paying their contributions in full and on time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guterres didn’t offer details of the problems, but acknowledged that “these are tough times for the financing of our work across the board.”<\/p>\n

More broadly, the U.N. has been scrambling to respond to funding cuts for aid operations from its biggest donor, the United States, under President Donald Trump\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said that his country, like many others, \u201cis prepared to pledge additional resources\u201d for peacekeeping.<\/p>\n

But he said there should also be an effort to make missions \u201cmore efficient and more focused\u201d through clearer mandates, cutting back on bureaucracy and avoiding duplication.<\/p>\n

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