On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:04:44 -0800, Calif Bill wrote:


And we pay most of the UN bills?

22% and at one time we were one billion in arrears. Other major
contributors are Japan (19.63%), Germany (9.82%), France (6.50%), the
United Kingdom (5.57%), Italy (5.09%), Canada (2.57%) and Spain (2.53%).


Special UN programs not included in the regular budget (such as UNICEF,
UNDP, UNHCR, and WFP) are financed by voluntary contributions from member
governments. In 2001, it is estimated that such contributions from the US
will total approximately $1.5 billion. Much of this is in the form of
agricultural commodities donated for afflicted populations, but the
majority is financial contributions.

From:

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php...United_Nations