Un Peacekeeping Funds

The 193 member states of the United Nations have thus far failed to agree on a peacekeeping budget for the year beginning July 1, which could lead to "a freeze on all missions" should a deal not soon materialize, diplomats said Monday.

India, which is among the largest troop contributors to the UN peacekeeping force, has voiced concern over the delay and non-payment of funds to contributor countries and closed missions, terming it as "bad faith" if the reserves are used for other purposes.

Forty allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were made during the last three months of 2017 against United Nations peacekeeping missions, agencies, funds and programs and implementing partners, the world body said on Thursday.

Amid India's aspiration for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, President Pranab Mukherjee today impressed upon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to use his leadership to speed up the process of reforms in the world body in this year itself.

The 193 member states of the United Nations have thus far failed to agree on a peacekeeping budget for the year beginning July 1, which could lead to "a freeze on all missions" should a deal not soon materialize, diplomats said Monday.

India, which is among the largest troop contributors to the UN peacekeeping force, has voiced concern over the delay and non-payment of funds to contributor countries and closed missions, terming it as "bad faith" if the reserves are used for other purposes.

Forty allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were made during the last three months of 2017 against United Nations peacekeeping missions, agencies, funds and programs and implementing partners, the world body said on Thursday.

Amid India's aspiration for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, President Pranab Mukherjee today impressed upon UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to use his leadership to speed up the process of reforms in the world body in this year itself.