The United States was the biggest provider of assessed financial contributions to UN peacekeeping operations in 2017 .
In 2017 , the top eight providers of assessed financial contributions to UN peacekeeping operations were the United States ( 28.47 % ) , China ( 10.25 % ) , Japan ( 9.68 % ) , Germany ( 6.39 % ) , France ( 6.28 % ) , United Kingdom ( 5.77 % ) , Russian Federation ( 3.99 % ) and Italy ( 3.75 % ) .Special UN programmes not included in the regular budget , such as UNICEF and the World Food Programme , are financed by voluntary contributions from member governments , corporations , and private individuals .
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