Philippines Stresses Importance of Adequately Funding the UN, as Budget Committee Opens its Work
Deputy Permanent Representative Ariel R. Peñaranda of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations highlights the importance of adequately funding the UN and calls for greater efficiency and effectiveness in its working methods (Photo from New York PM)
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK 08 October 2021 – The Philippines stressed the importance of adequately funding the United Nations (UN) to enable it to work at its fullest capacity, while stating the need for the timely payment of the respective contributions of Member States as the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly opens its work.
The Philippines also emphasized the importance of greater efficiency and effectiveness in the UN, particularly in the Fifth Committee’s working methods. Representing the Philippines, Deputy Permanent Representative Ariel R. Peñaranda stated that the Philippines looks forward to the timely issuance of all documentation in all six official languages documents as well as for the modality of simultaneous interpretation during informal consultations “to ensure the Committee’s timely consideration of the Secretary-General’s proposals.”
On the proposed programme budget for 2022, DPR Peñaranda underscored the importance of “ensuring that proposals are in line with existing intergovernmental mandates, with emphasis on equitable geographic representation and in enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities.”
The Philippines also called on all Member States to reinvigorate UN Special Political Missions in addressing peace and security challenges by improving its existing financing arrangements.
The Philippines is responsible for 0.2 percent of the UN Regular Budget based on the latest UN Scale of Assessment for the period 2019-2021. The Regular Budget is responsible for supporting the core operations of the UN Secretariat, including activities that help Member States achieve their sustainable development goals.
The Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly is responsible for the administrative and budgetary matters of the organization. It approves the budget of the UN in accordance with its Charter. END
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