HC Deb 05 December 1968 vol 774 cc552-3W
Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a list of those members of the United Nations who are in arrears in their payments towards the United Nations budget and technical or special funds.

Mr. Coronwy Roberts

As at 31st October 1968, assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget for 1967 or earlier years were outstanding in whole or part from the following members of the United Nations:

Albania. Hungary.
Algeria. Maldive Islands.
Argentina. Mauritania.
Bolivia. Mongolia.
Bulgaria. Nepal.
Burundi. Nicaragua.
Byelorussia. Paraguay.
Chad. Peru.
Chile. Poland.
China. Senegal.
Costa Rica. Sierra Leone.
Cuba. South Africa.
Dahomey. Trinidad & Tobago.
Dominican Republic. Uganda.
Ecuador. Ukraine.
El Salvador. U.S.S.R.
Gambia. Upper Volta.
Guinea. Uruguay.
Haiti. Venezuela.
Honduras. Yemen.

Contributions to the United Nations Development Programme, which consists of the Technical Assistance component and the Special Fund component, are pledged voluntarily by members of the United Nations. As at 31st October, 1968, pledges by the following members for 1967 or earlier years were outstanding in whole or in part:

Afghanistan. Jordan.
Argentina. Mali.
Bolivia. Mauritania.
Brazil. Mexico.
Congo (Democratic Republic) Nepal.
Nigeria.
Costa Rica. Pakistan.
Dahomey. Panama.
Ecuador. Paraguay.
El Salvador. Peru.
Ethiopia. Spain.
Guinea. Sudan.
Honduras. Syria.
Indonesia. United Arab Republic
Iraq.
Israel. United States.
Italy. Uruguay.