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[The following statement are excerpts of what was presented to the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, D.C., March 27, 2007.]
The President has requested $1.107 billion for the Contributions to International Peacekeeping Activities (CIPA) account, $1.354 billion for the Contributions to International Organizations (CIO) account, and $289 million for the International Organizations and Programs (IO&P) account. Our CIPA request for fiscal year (FY) 2008 is $1.107 billion for payments of United States' assessed contributions for the United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping operations. The President's FY 2008 budget also requests legislative language to lift the 25 percent rate cap on U.S. peacekeeping assessments in order to be consistent with the rates assessed by the U.N. during calendar years 2005 through 2008. We thank Congress for including in the FY 2007 Continuing Resolution the President's full CIPA request of $1.135 billion.
The CIO request will pay U.S. assessed contributions, following in most cases from U.S. ratification of an international treaty or convention, to the U.N. and 44 other international organizations, including:
* The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
* World Health Organization (WHO)
* Organization of American States
* North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
* The World Trade Organization (WTO)
Finally, our request for IO&P will provide U.S. contributions to over twenty voluntarily funded organizations and programs. This includes large U.N. organizations such as UNICEF and UNDP and smaller funds and programs such as the U.N. Environmental Program (UNEP).
All of the funds in the President's FY 2008 request will support the DoS efforts to advance peace and security, help spread freedom and democracy, provide humanitarian assistance, invest in education... |
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