The scale of assessments is prepared by the General Assembly's Committee on Contributions. In preparing the scale they use a complicated formula which takes into account a state's total national income, per capita income and ability to pay. The Peacekeeping Budget. Separate from the regular budget, states are also assessed for peacekeeping operations. The scale of assessments for peace operations is a modified version of the regular budget process.
Most developed countries pay the same percentage they pay under the regular budget.
Developing countries pay one-fifth their regular share. Also separate from the regular budget are the budgets of the specialized agencies. These intergovernmental agencies are separate autonomous organizations related to the United Nations by special agreement. They have their own membership, legislative and executive bodies, secretariats and budgets. Origins of the crisis To understand the nature of the current UN financial crisis, it should be put into some historical context.