§ Mr. Luardasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the size of the regular budgets of the United Nations and each of the United Nations specialised agencies for
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U.S. $ Percentage Average rate of increase over the last ten years United Nations Regular Budget 233,804,338 12.62 Special Funds and other accounts: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 340,800,000(a) 18.8 United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) 62,531,667 6.8 Regular Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 7,839.000 12.23 International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA): Regular budget 23,459,767 22.34 Voluntary budget 2,841,756 10.7 United Nations Emergency Force 1973 (UNEF) 60,000.000(b) — United Nations Cyprus Operation (UNFICYP) 15,450,000(c) — World Food Programme 18,900,000(d) 27.27 United Nations Fund for Population Activities 38,890,988(e) — United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 71,800,000 8.04 United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 22,701,000(f) — United Nations Institute for Training&Research (UNITAR (The Institute became operational in 1966) 1,312,085 — United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control 5,701,043(g) — United Nations Educational and Training Programme for South Africa. 939,815(g) — United Nations Trust Fund for Namibia 184,712(g) — United Nations Trust Fund for South Africa 494,958(g) — United Nations Trust Fund for Social Defence 222,875(g) — United Nations Research Institute for Social Development 455,523(g) — Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 741,797(h) — Specialised Agencies: Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 106,700,000(i) 17.4 International Labour Organisation (ILO) 69,674,000(j) — International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) 12,348,300 10.87 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) 36,220,000 (Swiss francs) 11.4 International Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO) 2,168,942 24.4 United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) 119,954,000 23.33 Universal Postal Union (UPU) 2,822,500 23.82 World Health Organisation (WHO) 108,374,190 19.8 World Meterological Organisation (WMO) 5,498,000 33.43 (a) This figure includes the cost of the field programme, Agency overhead costs, programme and administrative costs. (b) Commitments not to exceed this amount in the period 25th October 1973 to 31st October 1974. (c) Estimated costs for 1973. (d) This figure represents the cost of handling Food Aid to the value of U.S.$328m. over the period 1973–74. (e) UNFPA was set up in June 1967. There is no annual breakdown of the budget for the period June 1967–December 1971. (f) This figure represents the proposed budget for 1974 being the first full year of the programme (g) These figures represent the total voluntary contributions received towards the Funds in 1973. (h) This figure represents the expenses of members of the Committee which are contributed by Committee member States only. (i) Estimated figure for the biennium 1974–75. (j) This figure represents the biennium 1972–73; a biennium budget was introduced in 1970. the last known financial year; what is the size of the voluntary programmes within the United Nations system; and what is the average annual rate of increase in each category over the last 10 years.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe details, where available, are as follows. The figures quoted are for the financial year ending 31st December 1973 unless otherwise stated.