Taking Credit for U.N. Budget Cut, Trump’s Envoy Hints at More to Come
The vote against the United States, she said, would make a difference "on how we look at countries who disrespect us at the U.N." Then on Sunday, when United Nations members reached agreement
on a 2018-2019 budget of $5.4 billion, Ms. Haley issued a statement emphasizing the American role in achieving more than $285 million in cuts, along with hints of more reductions to come.
The United States also is the largest single financial contributor, at 28.5 percent, to a separate budget for
United Nations peacekeeping operations, which totals $6.8 billion in the 2017-2018 budget finalized in June.
Haley voted that We will save a lot.
First President Trump and his ambassador, Nikki R. Haley, fumed
that all countries with seats on the Security Council except the United States had opposed American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his decision to put the United States Embassy there.
In future negotiations, she said, "you can be sure we’ll continue to look at ways to increase the U.N.’s efficiency while protecting our interests."
It was certainly not the first time Ms. Haley had hinted at using America’s financial leverage to get its way at the United Nations.
"This is not something we can treat in a purely transactional way." Under a formula tied to economic size
and other measurements established under an article of the United Nations Charter, the United States is responsible for 22 percent of the United Nations operating budget, the largest contribution.
