Sudan loses UN vote rights over dues debts
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February 24, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The United Nation General Assembly has
suspended the voting rights of six member states including the Sudan
over non-payment of dues.
"As of 21 February 2017, the following six Member States are in
arrears under the terms of Article 19 and the General Assembly decided
that they will not be permitted to vote in the Assembly until the end
of its 71st session," says a statement published on the UN website.
The countries concerned by the suspension are Cabo Verde, Libya, Papua
New Guinea, Sudan, Vanuatu and Venezuela.
A UN report on the UN budget indicate that the level of outstanding
payments to the UN Member States is currently $588 million, but there
is no mention about the arrears of each country.
Under Article 19 of the UN Charter, a Member State in arrears in the
payment of its dues in an amount that equals or exceeds the
contributions due for two preceding years can lose its vote in the
General Assembly.
Sudan’s voting right had been suspended in 2012. At the time it had
arrears of approximately $1m." But it recovered its right in February
2013.
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25 February 10:32, by Kush Natives
Here go! Now this is the country headed by a man whom those of
Fair man, Hamil, Midit, Eastern, Jubaone and alike called a great man,
when he spewed his uncontrolled tongue on everything come out of his
mouth! The man who owed $588 million from an international account! I
have read yesterday, that he was dreaming of helping S Sudan. Where in
world could homeless help wealthy? something fishy here!
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