HC Deb 01 February 1967 vol 740 cc130-41W
Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will publish a list of all members of the United Nations who are in arrears over their annual contribution to the Budget, to the Special Accounts and to the Specialised Agencies, respectively, giving in each case the approximate amount owing to the United Nations.

Mr. George Thomson

The outstanding assessed contributions of Member States to the United Nations, the Specialised Agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency at the 31st December, 1966, are shown in Tables A to N below. The totals given at the foot of Tables B to N and the figures given in Table A, where these totals are brought together, are based on the rounded figures attributed to individual Member States and are therefore approximations. Since the 31st December, 1966, several of the outstanding assessed contributions shown in the Tables have been wholly or partly paid. In some cases the amounts outstanding are due to refusal to pay as a matter of principle. In other cases they reflect differences in financial procedure between certain countries and the United Nations organisation concerned.

It will be noted that at the date in question there were no outstanding assessed contributions attributable to the United Kingdom.

TABLE A
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS, THE SPECIALISED AGENCIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
United Nations Regular budget and Working Capital Fund 12,827
Special Account for UNEF 18,713
Ad hoc Account for ONUC 29,377
International Labour Organisation (ILO) 1,203.34
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 912.54
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) 1,615
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) 406.42
Universal Postal Union (UPU) 120
World Health Organisation (WHO) 8,385.56
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) 450.07
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) 120.71
Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO) 56.33
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 484
Total (approximate) 74,670.97

TABLE B
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS REGULAR BUDGET AND WORKING CAPITAL FUND AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Afghanistan 18
Albania 10
Argentina 520
Bolivia 35
Brazil 423
Bulgaria 88
Burundi 55
Byelorussian S.S.R. 177
Cambodia 4
Chad 16
Chile 62
China 2,616
Colombia 11
Congo (Brazzaville) 39
Congo (Democratic Republic) 31
Costa Rica 21
Cuba 131
Czechoslovakia 209
Dahomey 27
Dominican Republic 42
Ecuador 41
France 630
Gabon 12
Gambia 21
Greece 94
Guinea 15
Haiti 41
Honduras 3
Hungary 262
India 69
Iraq 78
Israel 11
Italy 187
Ivory Coast 27
Jordan 27
Laos 27
Liberia 12
Libya 27
Maldive Islands 20
Mali 27
Mauritania 20
Mongolia 6
Nepal 16
Nicaragua 22
Pakistan 69
Paraguay 26
Peru 8
Philippines 60
Poland 322
Portugal 65
Romania 57
Rwanda 15
Saudi Arabia 31
Senegal 18
Sierra Leone 22
Somali 20
South Africa 54
Sudan 59
Syria 17
Togo 2
Trinidad and Tobago 15
Tunisia 3
Uganda 27
Ukrainian S.S.R. 660
U.S.S.R. 4,891
United Arab Republic 81
United Republic of Tanzania 3

(£'000)
Upper Volta 27
Uruguay 102
Yemen 43
Total 12,827

TABLE C
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST (UNEF) AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Afghanistan 11
Albania 16
Algeria 2
Argentina 341
Australia 22
Belgium 106
Bolivia 14
Bulgaria 62
Burundi 3
Byelorussian S.S.R. 289
Central African Republic 1
Chad 3
Chile 55
China 1,820
Congo (Brazzaville) 3
Congo (Democratic Republic of) 2
Costa Rica 4
Cuba 86
Czechoslovakia 569
Dahomey 2
Dominican Republic 8
Ecuador 3
El Salvador 2
France 186
Gambia 1
Guatemala 1
Guinea 6
Haiti 8
Honduras 2
Hungary 280
Iraq 35
Italy 388
Ivory Coast 1
Jordan 15
Laos 1
Lebanon 7
Libya 1
Maldive Islands 1
Mali 1
Mauritania 4
Mexico 230
Mongolia 4
Nepal 1
Nicaragua 1
Niger 1
Oanama 4
Paraguay 10
Peru 27
Philippines 3
Poland 799
Portugal 3
Romania 219
Rwanda 3
Saudi Arabia 26
Senegal 3
Sierra Leone 1
Somalia 3
South Africa 46
Spain 378
Sudan 31
Syria 16

(£'000)
Thailand 3
Togo 5
Trinidad and Tobago 1
Tunisia 1
Uganda 3
Ukrainian S.S.R. 1,101
U.S.S.R. 8,815
United Arab Republic 123
United States of America 2,442
Upper Volta 7
Uruguay 18
Venezuela 8
Yemen 15
Total 18,713

TABLE D
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AD HOC ACCOUNT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN THE CONGO (ONUC) AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Afghanistan 13
Albania 15
Bolivia 12
Brazil 118
Bulgaria 68
Burundi 4
Byelorussian S.S.R. 485
Central African Republic 2
Chad 4
Chile 80
China 2,388
Congo (Brazzaville) 4
Costa Rica 3
Cuba 93
Czechoslavakia 986
Dahomey 2
Dominican Republic 19
Ecuador 1
El Salvador 1
France 6,082
Guatemala 13
Guinea 4
Haiti 12
Honduras 5
Hungary 355
Iraq 8
Jordan 16
Lebanon 4
Mali 9
Mauritania 6
Mexico 281
Mongolia 6
Nepal 1
Nicaragua 12
Panama 12
Paraguay 8
Peru 32
Poland 880
Portugal 72
Roumania 229
Rwanda 4
Saudi Arabia 25
Senegal 7
Somalia 6
South Africa 537
Spain 352
Sudan 2
Syria 7
Togo 9
Uganda 3

(£'000)
Ukrainian S.S.R. 1,881
U.S.S.R. 14,008
United Arab Republic 17
Upper Volta 5
Uruguay 35
Yemen 15
Yugoslavia 119
Total 29,377

TABLE E
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£000)
Afghanistan 9
Albania 22
Argentina 243
Bolivia 28
Brazil 43
Burundi 20
Chad 0.01
Chile 4
China 307
Colombia 9
Costa Rica 12
Cuba 21
Dahomey 24
Dominican Republic 15
Ecuador 19
Gabon 0.03
Ghana 0.09
Haiti 31
Honduras 3
Hungary 58
Jordan 2
Liberia 9
Mali 9
Mauritania 4
Nicaragua 9
Pakistan 0.01
Panama 12
Paraguay 104
Peru 7
Salvador 17
Senegal 0.07
Sierra Leone 0.10
Somalia 9
South Africa* 107
Togo 0.03
Upper Volta 9
Uruguay 23
Yemen 14
Total 1,203.34
* Ceased to be a member of the I.L.O. on 11th March, 1966.

TABLE F
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Argentina 186
Belgium 25
Bolivia 11
Botswana 0.34
Cameroon 3
Chad 0.20
China* 385
Chile 25
Colombia 7

(£'000)
Costa Rica 4
Czechoslovakia* 50
Dahomey 3
Dominican Republic 3
Ecuador 10
Federal Republic of Germany 38
Guinea 3
Guyana 1
Haiti 12
Hungary* 32
Iraq 8
Laos 1
Mali 3
Mauritania 3
Nepal 3
Nicaragua 4
Nigeria 8
Panama 3
Paraguay 14
Peru 9
Sierra Leone 1
Somalia 4
Syria 1
Turkey 18
Uruguay 24
Yemen 10
Total 912.54
* Former Member.

TABLE G
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Argentina 133
Bolivia 14
Byelorussian S.S.R. 10
Chad 1
China 786
Costa Rica 1
Cuba 17
Czechoslovakia 50
Dominican Republic 10
Ecuador 6
Gabon 3
Greece 38
Guinea 3
Haiti 8
Hungary 89
Jordan 1
Malaysia 1
Mali 5
Mauritania 4
Nepal 3
Nicaragua 1
Nigeria 11
Pakistan 5
Panama 3
Paraguay 7
Peru 7
Poland 33
Portugal 13
Sierra Leone 2
Singapore 6
Ukrainian S.S.R. 38
U.S.S.R. 287
Uruguay 16
Yemen 3
Total 1,615

TABLE H
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Afghanistan 2.81
Algeria 3.67
Argentina 36.27
Bolivia 8.57
Brazil 32.24
Cameroon 2.81
Chad 0.55
Chile 8.10
Colombia 8.20
Congo (Brazzaville) 5.07
Costa Rica 2.81
Dahomey 2.81
Dominican Republic 11.19
Ecuador 2.81
El Salvador 7.26
Gabon 2.81
Greece 6.67
Guinea 2.59
Haiti 12.36
Honduras 0.36
India 2.19
Indonesia 82.81
Iraq 5.07
Israel 8.44
Ivory Coast 2.81
Jordan 1.64
Kenya 2.81
Korea 2.67
Laos 2.81
Liberia 1.67
Malaysia 0.98
Mali 5.07
Mauritania 7.26
Mexico 6.38
Nepal 0.32
Niger 0.44
Panama 2.81
Paraguay 17.85
Peru 5.51
Poland 31.30
Senegal 5.06
Sierra Leone 2.81
Somalia 6.53
Spain 0.10
Sudan 2.81
United Republic of Tanzania 2.81
Upper Volta 2.81
Uruguay 12.48
Venezuela 12.82
Yemen 6.35
Yugoslavia 1.04
Total 406.42

TABLE I
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
The total amounted to approximately £120,000. It is the established practice of the Universal Postal Union not to disclose the names of Member States whose assessed contributions are outstanding.

TABLE J
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BUDGET AND WORKING CAPITAL FUND OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Afghanistan 0.03
Albania 0.14
Argentina 244.92
Australia 1.68
Bolivia 19.51
Bulgaria 0.53
Burundi 0.14
Byelorussian S.S.R. 461.14
Cambodia 6.36
Canada 9.71
Central African Republic 0.14
Chad 1.57
China 5,142.31
Congo (Brazzaville) 0.14
Costa Rica 6.81
Cuba 27.90
Czechoslovakia 15.66
Dahomey 8.74
Dominican Republic 12.15
Ecuador 16.44
Federal Republic of Germany 24.06
Finland 2.06
Haiti 24.19
Hungary 89.97
Indonesia 54.49
Iran 2.16
Ireland 0.35
Israel 0.81
Italy 78.20
Japan 7.66
Jordan 1.70
Kuwait 0.32
Lebanon 1.98
Liberia 6.22
Libya 0.14
Luxembourg 0.03
Malaysia 2.35
Mali 6.36
Mauritania 5.41
Mexico 21.19
Nepal 6.36
Netherlands 4.50
Nicaragua 0.14
Norway 0.52
Pakistan 0.74
Paraguay 11.37
Peru 19.95
Poland 5.13
Portugal 19.95
Qatar 0.07
Senegal 6.07
Sierra Leone 0.23
Somalia 0.14
South Africa 72.76
Sudan 0.03
Thailand 0.17
Trinidad and Tobago 0.14
Tunisia 0.18
Uganda 0.14
Ukranian S.S.R. 1,768.14
U.S.S.R. 58.89
United Arab Republic 0.31
United Republic of Tanzania 0.14
United States of America 51.44
Upper Volta 5.77
Uruguay 36.19
Venezuela 1.45

(£'000)
Western Samoa 0.14
Yemen 8.42
Yugoslavia 0.41
Total 8,385.56

TABLE K
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Argentina 77
Bolivia 56
Brazil 73
Chile 30
Costa Rica 10
Cuba 2
Dominican Republic 31
Ecuador 6
El Salvador 42
Haiti 17
Honduras 11
Liberia 9
Libya 1
Mauritania 1
Mongolia 1
Nepal 3
Nicaragua 0.07
Panama 16
Paraguay 3
Peru 6
Somalia 3
United Arab Republic 15
Uruguay 12
Venezuela 15
Yemen 10
Total 450.07

TABLE L
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
Albania 0.11
Argentina 10
Bolivia 5
Byelorussian S.S.R. 2
Ceylon 0.29
Chad 0.33
Chile 4
Colombia 3
Costa Rica 1
Cuba 2
Dahomey 1
Dominican Republic 1
Gabon 1
Ghana 1
Greece 2
Guyana* 0.10
Haiti 3
Honduras 0.08
Hungary 2
Indonesia 13
Korea 1
Malaysia 2
Mali 3
Mauritania 3
Mexico 0.38
Nepal 0.29
Nigeria 0.13

(£'000)
Paraguay 2
Peru 4
Portuguese East Africa 1
Sierra Leone 1
Somalia 1
Southern Rhodesia 1
Togo 1
Ukrainian S.S.R. 6
U.S.S.R. 39
Total 120.71

TABLE M
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANISATION AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966
(£'000)
For years prior to 1966 For 1966 Total
Algeria 0.71 0.71
Argentina 3.02 3.02
Burma 0.01 0.71 0.72
Cameroon 0.71 0.71
Dominican Republic 1.37 0.71 2.08
Ecuador 5.00 0.71 5.71
Haiti 4.26 0.71 4.97
Honduras 4.95 0.86 5.81
Indonesia 1.55 1.55
Iran 0.71 0.71
Israel 1.70 1.70
Italy 11.65 11.65
Japan 0.06 0.06
Korea 0.95 0.95
Lebanon 1.23 1.23
Liberia 1.39 1.39
Malta 0.41 0.41
Mauritania 0.71 0.71 1.42
Nigeria 0.84 0.84
Panama 8.72 8.72
Philippines 0.21 0.21
Syria 0.71 0.71
Trinidad and Tobago 0.03 0.03
United Arab Republic 1.02 1.02
Totals 16.30 40.03 56.33

TABLE N
OUTSTANDING ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1966.
(£'000)
Afghanistan 4
Argentina 47
Bolivia 1
Brazil 24
Bulgaria 2
Chile 12
China 231
Colombia 6
Costa Rica 2
Cuba 15
Czechoslavakia 14
Dominican Republic 6
Ecuador 3
Ethiopia 4
Ghana 2
Guatemala 3
Haiti 8

(£'000)
Honduras 7
Hungary 28
Iran 10
Ivory Coast 2
Kenya 1
Korea 3
Liberia 1
Libya 1
Mali 2
Nicaragua 1
Paraguay 8
Peru 5
Poland 2
United Arab Republic 6
Uruguay 11
Venezuela 12
Total 484