Lok Sabha Question No. 3955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Funding to UN
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3955 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## FUNDING TO UN

## 3955. SHRI P. P . CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India  contributes  to  the  funding  of  the  United  Nations  and  its agencies;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  over  the  last  three  years,  agency  and  committeewise;
- (c) the percentage share of contribution by India as against the total funding in these UN agencies;
- (d) the benefits gained by India in providing such funding to the United Nations and its agencies;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to reduce the said contribution; and
- (f)
- if so, the details and reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a) Yes, India contributes to the funding of the United Nations and its agencies.
- (b) The details are given at Annexure.
- (c) Each member state is obligated to contribute to the UN. The contribution is calculated  on  the  basis  of  scale  of  assessments,  which  takes  into  account  the country's share of the global Gross National Income with discounts given for low per-capita  income and the country's external debt. The contribution in respect of UN  peacekeeping  operations  is  also  based  on  this  scale  of  assessments  with adjustments  made  for  average  per  capita  Gross  National  Income  vis-a-vis  global average  Gross  National  Income.  The  scale  of  assessments  is  normally  reviewed after every three years. Based on this scale, India's contribution to the UN regular budget  was  fixed  at  0.534%  from  2009-12  and  0.666%  from  2013-2015.  India's contribution  to  UN  peacekeeping  operations  was  fixed  at  0.1068%  for  the  period 2009-12 and at 0.1332% for the period 2013-15.
- (d) to (f) As a member state of the UN, it is mandatory for India to contribute to the UN budget. As such, there is no proposal to reduce India's contribution below the scale of assessment determined by the UN.

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## Table showing India's contribution to UN and its agencies during the last three years

(In US$)

|   S.No. | Datails/Name of the Organization                                           | 2012-13    | 2013-14    | 2014-15    |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
|       1 | Regular Budget of United Nations                                           | 16,971,558 | 17,194,059 | 18,072,340 |
|       2 | Contribution to United Nations Peacekeeping Operations                     | 9,511,512  | 5,774,442  | 10,784,779 |
|       3 | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)                                | 4,500,000  | 4,500,000  | 4,500,000  |
|       4 | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)                                    | 900,000    | 900,000    | 900,000    |
|       5 | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)                                     | 500,000    | 500,000    | 500,000    |
|       6 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)                                | 100,000    | 100,000    | 100,000    |
|       7 | World Food Programme (WFP)                                                 | 960,000    | 960,000    | 960,000    |
|       8 | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) | 1,000,000  | 1,000,000  | 1,000,000  |
|       9 | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)                           | 100,000    | 100,000    | 100,000    |
|      10 | United Nations Commission on Human Settlements(UNCHS) Programme (HABITAT)  | 100,000    | 100,000    | 100,000    |
|      11 | UNVolunteers                                                               | 15,000     | 15,000     | 15,000     |
|      12 | UNWomen                                                                    | 1,000,000  | 1,000,000  | 1,000,000  |
|      13 | UN Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund                              | 0          | 3,000      | 3,000      |
|      14 | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)                   | 150,000    | 150,000    | 150,000    |
|      15 | World Federation of UN Association (WFUNA)                                 | 3,000      | 3,000      | 3,000      |
|      16 | UN International Law Seminar                                               | 5,000*     | 5,000*     | 5,000*     |
|      17 | UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)                             | 9,12 7     | 10,000     | 2,73,000** |
|      18 | World Health Organization- for Ebola                                       | 0          | 0          | 5,00,000   |
|      19 | The UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons Sponsorship Programme    | 0          | 0          | 10,000     |
|      20 | UN Geneva General Fund - Ottawa Convention Meetings                        | 910.19     | 0          | 0          |
|      21 | UN Geneva General Fund -BWC                                                | 8491.16    | 5797.86    | 9294       |
|      22 | UN Geneva General Fund - 12 th Mine Ban Convention                         | 0          | 2893.77    | 0          |
|      23 | UN Geneva General Fund - APCL Meetings                                     | 0          | 0          | 4475       |
|      24 | UN Geneva General Fund - CCW Meetings                                      | 0          | 0          | 7958       |

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