HC Deb 04 June 1997 vol 295 cc176-8W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those countries which are currently in arrears with their dues to the United Nations; and if he will make a statement. [1883]

Mr. Tony Lloyd

On 30 April 1997, 79 Member States owed assessed contributions for prior years to the UN regular budget. These Member States are listed below. We urge all Member States to follow the UK example and pay their UN dues promptly and in full, in accordance with their legal obligation to do so.

Member States with outstanding contributions for prior years to the UN regular budget at 30 April 1997

  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Chad
  • Central African Republic
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Ecuador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Estonia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Kazakstan
  • Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Liberia
  • Lithuania
  • Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic)
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
    • 178
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova (Republic of)
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Peru
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Swaziland
  • Tajikistan
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Yemen
  • Yugoslavia