§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give a breakdown of Her Majesty's Government's assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations and its agencies in 1984; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarThe United Kingdom made the following assessed contribution to the United Nations and its agencies in 1984:
Organisation £ sterling United Nations Regular Budget 21,744,474 Food and Agriculture Organisation 8,152,459 World Health Organisation 7,484,000 International Labour Organisation 4,059,000 International Atomic Energy Authority 2,471,000 International Telecommunication Union 1,637,250 Universal Postal Union 1,023,800 International Civil Aviation Organisation 940,390 World Metrological Organisation 930,039 World Intellectual Property Organisation 357,601 International Maritime Organisation 335,398 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation 324,246 International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property 56,000 Permanent Court of Arbitration 8,755 Commission on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 5,456 The United Kingdom also made the following voluntary contibutions in 1984:
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Organisation £ sterling United Nations Peacekeeping 23,811,837 United Nations Development Programme 20,000,000
Organisation £ sterling Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 13,225,000 United Nations Childrens Fund 6,000,000 United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 5,000,000 United Nations Border Relief Organisation 5,000,000 International Fund for Agricultural Development 4,242,000 World Health Organisation Programmes 3,406,700 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trades 1,246,694 World Food Programme 1,000,000 International Atomic Energy Authority Technical Assistance 783,000 United Nations Environment Programme 750,000 United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control 700,000 United Nations Industrial Development Organisation 300,000 United Nations Educational and Training Programme for South Africa 50,000 United Nations Decade for Women 50,000 International Telecommunications Union 50,000 World Metreological Organisation Voluntary Co-operation Fund 20,000 United Nations Victims of Torture 10,000 Polish Refugees in Lebanon 4,000 The bulk of these contributions is found from the votes of Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Overseas Development Administration. But significant contributions are also made by other departments as appropriate. The normal cost of membership of UNESCO is about £5 million per annum. The cost was reduced in 1984 by refunds from previous years due to currency fluctuation.
§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money the British Government have contributed towards the United Nations Year of Peace; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarWe are among the large majority of United Nations states which have not contributed to the United Nations voluntary fund established to finance commemorative activities in New York. We intend to mark the International Year of Peace by organising a conference on peace-keeping, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts. The cost of this is likely to be £5,500.
Our view is that members of the United Nations can most effectively demonstrate their commitment to the aims of the International Year of Peace by pursuing policies which genuinely further peace and through practical support for efforts to maintain peace in areas of potential conflict, for example by contributing to international peace-keeping forces.