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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
1995 U.N. SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONS
BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS
UN SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONS
Explanatory Note: The UN organizations and activities listed below in
alphabetical order are funded out of accounts managed by the U.S.
Department of State's Bureau of International Organization Affairs. The
U.S. Government's financial contribution to a UN organization is
generally either assessed or is voluntary, although some UN
organizations receive assessed as well as voluntary funds.
Additionally, some organizations receive supplementary or extrabudgetary
funds from other U.S. Government agencies such as the Agency for
International Development (AID).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Afghanistan Emergency Trust Fund
2. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES)
3. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
4. Habitat
5. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
6. International Atomic Energy Agency - Voluntary Program
7. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
8. International Civil Aviation Organization - Security Fund
9. International Contrubutions for Scientific, Educational, and
Cultural Activities (ICSECA)
10. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
11. International Labor Organization (ILO)
12. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
13. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
14. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
15. Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund
16. United Nations Secretariat (UN)
17. UN Capital Development Fund
18. UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
19. UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
20. UN Development Program (UNDP)
21. UN Environment Program (UNEP)
22. UN Fellowship Program
23. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
24. UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
25. UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
26. UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
27. UN Voluntary Fund for Advisory Services and Technical
Cooperation
28. UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
29. Universal Postal Union (UPU)
30. World Food Program (WFP)
31. World Health Organization (WHO)
32. World Heritage Fund
33. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
34. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
35. World Meteorological Organization - Voluntary
Cooperation Program
36. World Meteorological Organization - Special Fund
for Climate Activities
37. World Trade Organization (WTO/GATT)
1. Afghanistan Emergency Trust Fund
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Extrabudgetary 13.1 39.7% 5.2
1994 Total 13.1 39.7% 5.2
STAFF Professional U.S. Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Field Staff 55 N/P N/P
1994 Geneva Staff 4 N/P N/P
1994 Total Staff 59 N/P N/P
Current Head: Sotirios Mousouris, Coordinator for Humanitarian
Assistance to Afghanistan
U.S. on Governing Board? N/A - AETF funds UNOCHA, which has no
Secretariat (UNOCHA is the UN Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian
Assistance to Afghanistan)
Governing Body Meetings: N/A - UNOCHA is a small coordinating body and
has no secretariat
Mission: UNOCHA coordinates all humanitarian assistance programs
undertaken by UN agencies in Afghanistan, and also has direct
operational responsibility for the UN demining program
Afghanistan Emergency Trust Fund Program Objectives:
-- To coordinate the provision of emergency relief and other critical
assistance to Afghanistan and to the estimated three million Afghan
refugees outside the country
-- To contribute to economic recovery and political stability in
Afghanistan
Benefits to U.S.:
-- In absence of either an Embassy or a bilateral AID program in
Afghanistan, UN programs are the predominant vehicle for pursuing U.S.
interests there
-- The U.S. has important humanitarian, economic and political
interests in Afghanistan - like the UN, we support safe, voluntary
refugee repatriation, emergency relief aid for vulnerable groups,
economic reconstruction, narcotics eradication, and political stability
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2. Convention on Int'l Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES)
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General Resources 3.7 26.6% 1.0
1994 Extrabudgetary 1.9 24.6% 0.5
1994 Total 5.6 25.9% 1.5
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 12 8.3% 1
1994 Extrabudgetary 2 0.0% 0
1994 Total Staff 14 7.1% 1
Current Head: Secretary General Izgrev Topkov
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes
Governing Body Meetings: Standing Committee meets once or twice a year
Mission: Regulation of international trade in endangered and threatened
species
CITES Program Objectives:
-- Provide a global mechanism for protecting endangered species of
wildlife and plants from overexploitation in international trade
-- Play a key role in international wildlife conservation
-- Identify overexploited species
-- Implement trade controls to protect endangered species
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Facilitates private American commercial ventures in wildlife
-- Removes some species of plants and wildlife from endangered status
through farming and ranching
-- Both actions significantly benefit U.S. producers and traders
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3. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Rome, Italy
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assess) 366.3 25.0% 79.2
1994 Extrabudgetary 79.9 0.0% 0.0
(UNDP)
1994 Extrabudgetary 161.0 1.4% 2.3
(govts.)
1994 Extrabudgetary 23.6 0.0% 0.0
(others)
1994 Total 630.8 12.9% 81.5
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 1107 10.5% 116
1994 Extrabudgetary 600 7.3% 44
1994 Total Staff 1707 9.4% 160
Current Head: Jacques Diouf (Senegal) - Term expires December 1999
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - U.S. a permanent member of both the FAO
Council and Conference
Governing Body Meetings: Conference (all members) biennially in
November; Council (executive organ of the Conference) meets at least
three times between conference sessions
Mission: Global freedom from hunger
FAO Program Objectives:
-- Raise levels of nutrition and food security
-- Improve agricultural productivity and to better the conditions of
rural populations
-- Promote sustainable agricultural development under the relevant
portions of UNCED's Agenda 21
Benefits to U.S.:
-- The Codex Alimentarius, a trade standardization program jointly
sponsored by FAO and WHO, which sets international food product safety
and quality standards
-- Protects U.S. Agriculture from potential losses in billions of
dollars through FAO plant, pest and animal disease control programs,
which mobilize multilateral response to global emergencies such as
desert locust and screwworm
-- Ensures future food supplies through the preservation of plant and
animal genetic resources
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4. Habitat
Nairobi, Kenya
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular Budget 9.8 4.1% 0.4
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 126 6.3% 8
Current Head: Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Executive Director (appointed March
1993). Wally N'Dow, Officer-in-Charge (appointed February 1994)
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - U.S. a member of Commission on Human
Settlements since 1977
Governing Body Meetings: Commission on Human Settlements meets
biennially (next meeting April/May 1995)
Mission: Seeking solutions to human settlements and urbanization
problems within the framework of sustainable development
HABITAT Program Objectives:
-- To gain acceptance of policies and practices which mitigate problems
caused by rapid, poorly managed urbanization
-- To promote adoption by developing countries of an "enabling"
legislative and regulatory environment to facilitate improved housing
conditions, particularly for the rural and urban poor
Benefits to U.S.:
-- The U.S. has adopted a leadership role in Habitat to disseminate
U.S. views on urban policy issues to a broad audience
-- As the leader in urban technologies (transportation, waste,
sanitation), the U.S. uses Habitat as a forum to promote its commercial
advantages
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5. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Vienna, Austria
BUDGET Resources U.S. Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) 219.8 25.0% 57.4
1994 Extrabudgetary 89.5 33.5% 30.0
(govts.)
1994 Extrabudgetary 15.4 0.0% 0.0
(others)
1994 Total 324.7 26.9% 87.4
STAFF Professional U.S. Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 698 15.3% 107
1994 Extrabudgetary 170 20.6% 35
1994 Total Staff 868 16.4% 142
Current Head: Dr. Hans Blix (Sweden) - 4th four-year term; reappointed
in 1993
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - U.S. enjoys de facto permanent seat
under Article VI of the Statute, which stipulates Board membership for
"the ten members most advanced in the technology of atomic energy"
Governing Body Meetings: Board of Governors meets five times a year;
General Conference meets annually in Sept.
Mission: Promote international peace and security through its
safeguards program and promote international prosperity through programs
to enhance the role of nuclear energy in meeting human and environmental
needs
IAEA Program Objectives
-- Promote the contribution of nuclear energy to peace, health and
prosperity throughout the world
-- Ensure, insofar as possible, that nuclear material and technology is
not used for any military purpose
-- Promote and upgrade nuclear safety worldwide
Benefits to U.S.:
-- IAEA safeguards strengthen national and international security by
providing assurance that nuclear material in a country's peaceful
nuclear program is not being diverted for weapons purposes
-- Promotes radiation protection and nuclear safety worldwide,
including safe operation of nuclear facilities; develops internationally
accepted safety standards and practices which help prevent nuclear
accidents
-- Technical assistance and cooperation programs support U.S.
nonproliferation goals by bringing the benefits of nuclear techniques in
electrical power generation, medicine, agriculture, and science to
countries which support the Nuclear Nonproliferation treaty and IAEA
safeguards
-- IAEA programs also benefit U.S. businesses, e.g., agrobusiness
industry, by providing export opportunities for those industries
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6. International Atomic Energy Agency Voluntary Program
Vienna, Austria
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) * * *
1994 Extrabudgetary 79.1 30.0% 23.7
1994 Total 79.1 30.0% 23.7
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Extrabudgetary N/P N/P N/P
1994 Total Staff N/P N/P N/P
Current Head: Dr. Hans Blix (Sweden) - 4th four-year term - reappointed
in 1993
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - U.S. enjoys de facto seat by virtue of
its preeminence in nuclear technology (Statute of organization provides
seat for most technologially advanced state from each geographic region)
Governing Body Meetings: Board of Governors (meets quarterly)
Mission: Promote international peace and security through its
safeguards program and promote international prosperity through programs
to enhance the role of nuclear energy in meeting human and environmental
needs
IAEA Voluntary Fund Program Objectives:
-- Respond to unexpected situations not covered in the regular program,
such as smuggling or nuclear accidents, and to expanded safeguards
responsibilities
-- Support timely issues, such as negotiation of international treaties
on nuclear power safety and radioactive waste management
-- Provide technical assistance to developing countries in all program
areas, including nuclear power, waste, safety, and various nuclear
applications
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Supports regular programs in safeguards, expanding on the number of
countries and activities subject to safeguard controls and inspections
-- Targets U.S. assistance to programs or projects of direct relevance
to overriding U.S. policy goals, such as NPT extension, improved
safeguards monitoring, or halting illicit trafficking in nuclear
materials
-- Complements and supports U.S. measures to promote political
stability by addressing basic human needs -- food security, health,
water supply, etc. -- through research, technical cooperation, training,
and expert visits in regions important to U.S. interests
-- Addresses problems that know no boundaries, such as environmental
pollution and eradiation of insect pests that can affect U.S.
agriculture
-- Introduces U.S. technology, experts, and vendors to the
international nuclear community, sponsoring U.S. business interests
* also funded from CIO (assessed) appropriation
** these figures include cash received only. 1994 data on in-kind
contributions (fellowships, cost-free experts, etc.) is not available
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7. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) (#)
1994 Regular (Assess) 47.8 29.9% 14.3
1994 Extrabudgetary 1.1 30.0% 0.3
1994 Total 48.9 29.9% 14.6
STAFF Professional U.S. Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 264 5.7% 15
1994 Extrabudgetary 26 3.8% 1
1994 Total Staff 290 5.5% 16
Current Head: Dr. Philippe Rochat (Switzerland)
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - permanent membership on both Assembly
and Council.
Governing Body Meetings: ICAO Assembly - triennially (next meeting
September 1995); ICAO Council - three sessions yearly for approximately
two months each
Mission: To foster the safe and orderly growth of civil aviation
worldwide
ICAO Program Objectives:
-- To promulgate standards for the conduct of international civil
aviation
-- To provide technical assistance in matters of safety and security to
developing nations
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Americans account for 40 % of all passengers worldwide, and ICAO is
the primary international body promoting international air safety and
security
-- U.S. aviation industry benefits from a strong multilateral role for
ICAO in setting global standards for air navigation
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8. Int'l. Civil Aviation Organization Aviation Security Fund (ICAO
Aviation Security Fund)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed * * *
1994 Extrabudgetary 0.4 27.2% 0.1
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Total Staff 7 14.3% 1
Current Head: Philippe Rochat (Switzerland), ICAO Secretary General.
Bill Fromme (U.S.) Director, Air Navigation Bureau, ICAO
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes, ICAO Council
Governing Body Meetings: Meetings are held on a regular basis several
times a year
Mission: To strengthen international aviation security and help prevent
terrorism and unlawful interference with civil aviation and airport
facilities
ICAO Aviation Security Fund Program Objectives:
-- To provide advice to states on aviation security organization and
techniques
-- To coordinate an aviation security training program
-- To provide international security surveys and confidential
assessments
-- To target deficiency areas critical to air security: national
legislation, pre-board screening, passenger and
baggage handling, control of access and protection of aircraft,
assessment and dissemination of threat, and contingency planning and
response management
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Security of air travel worldwide is enhanced, with clear benefits
for Americans flying abroad, who account for approximately 40% of all
internatinal air travelers
-- The U.S. has the leading worldwide expertise on this issue, has
helped set the standards for air security, and our contribution is
leverage for other contributions
* also funded from CIO appropriation
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9. Int'l. Contributions for Scientific, Educational and Cultural
Activities (ICSECA)
Paris, France
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Assessed Budget 227.7 0.0%* 0.0
1994 Extrabudgetary 137.4 1.5% 2.0
1994 Total 365.2 0.5% 2.0
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 2304 3.0% 70
1994 Extrabudgetary N/P N/P N/P
1994 Total Staff 2304 3.0% 70
* The U.S. is not now a member of UNESCO and therefore does not
contribute to the assessed budget
Current Head: Federico Mayor (Spain) Director General, UNESCO
U.S. on Governing Board? No - Not a member of UNESCO
Governing Body Meetings: General Conference every two years - Executive
Board twice a year
Mission: Promote peace through international cooperation in education,
science, culture and communications
ICSECA Program Objectives:
-- Participate in selected UNESCO-related international scientific,
educational, cultural and communications activities considered essential
to U.S. interests
-- Influence agenda, further goals and maintain U.S. leadership in key
UNESCO bodies such as: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
(IOC); The Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) and the Intergovernmental
Program for the Development of Communications (IPDC)
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Opens foreign waters for research and provides ocean data otherwise
unobtainable through participation in IOC (annual dollar value of this
data estimated at $115 million in 1985 dollars)
-- Gives access to MAB's unique network of 312 biosphere reserves
worldwide that conserve in situ representative examples of the world's
ecosystems
-- Promotes a free and pluralistic press, the free flow of ideas and
democracy through assistance to Eastern Europe Media Center in Warsaw
and independent press in Africa
-- Protects specialized U.S. intellectual property rights not covered
by Berne Convention through support for Universal Copyright Convention
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10. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Rome, Italy
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Core 567.4 * 14.6% 82.8
1994 Extrabudgetary 65.8 15.2% 10.0
1994 Total 633.2 14.7% 92.8
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 111 8.1% 9
1994 Extrabudgetary 23 4.3% 1
1994 Total Staff 134 7.5% 10
Current Head: Fawzi Al-Sultan (Kuwait). Elected to four-year term
(expires 1/97)
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - three year term - U.S. a member of
Executive Board since IFAD's founding in 1977; Elected by Governing
Council
Governing Body Meetings: Governing Council (all members), meets
annually in January; Executive Board (18 members, including U.S.) meets
three times a year
Mission: Alleviation of rural poverty
IFAD Program Objectives:
-- To increase food production and nutrition levels in the poorest
food-deficit countries
-- To improve living conditions for poor farmers and enhance rural
incomes in developing countries
Benefits to U.S.:
-- The U.S. benefits from better nourished, healthier and more
prosperous rural populations because they contribute to a more secure
world order and expand markets for U.S. goods and services
-- IFAD is the only multilateral lending institution which focuses
exclusively on the rural poor
-- IFAD's focus on the most vulnerable groups among the rural poor
serves basic humanitarian goals of the American people and helps reduce
the risk of famine and social instability
* Since IFAD is akin to a multilateral development bank, its resource
are provided by member states over multi-year replenishments. The most
recent replenishment was the third, covering the period 1990-94. The
Fourth Replenishment, with a target figure of $600 M in pledges, has
been delayed and may not begin until later in 1995.
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11. International Labor Organization (ILO)
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) 257.7 25.0% 62.2
1994 Extrabudgetary 62.5 0.0% 0.025
(govts.)
1994 Extrabudgetary 1.2 0.0% 0.0
(non-govt.)
1994 Extrabudgetary 52.9 0.0% 0.0
(other)
1994 Total 374.3 16.6% 62.3
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 628 9.2% 58
1994 Extrabudgetary 81 13.6% 11
1994 Total Staff 709 9.7% 69
Current Head: Michel Hansenne (Belgium) - elected to 2nd 5-year term in
May 1993
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes (permanent seat). The ILO is a tripartite
organization in which workers and employers, as well as governments,
have voting privileges - workers and employers are elected to the
governing body as individuals - Ten countries (of major industrial
importance) have permanent seats
Governing Body Meetings: Governing Body - November, March, and June;
Annual Conference - June
Mission: To improve working and living conditions of workers worldwide
ILO Program Objectives:
-- Develop and provide technical assistance and supervise international
labor standards to improve working conditions worldwide
-- Foster democratic institutions and respect for human rights through
strengthening legislation protecting freedom of expression, association
and equal opportunity
-- Reduce poverty by assisting countries to formulate and implement
employment strategies and labor intensive infrastructure projects
Benefits to U.S.:
-- American workers can compete fairly if international labor
standards help level the playing field
-- American business benefits by participating in the development of
international labor standards which affect their operations
-- ILO standards provide objective criteria on which the U.S. can deny
tariff benefits for developing countries under the Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP)
-- ILO has developed expertise to rapidly introduce labor intensive job
creation programs in areas of U.S. interest such as Gaza, Haiti and
South Africa
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12. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
London, England
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) 24.4 4.9% 1.2
1994 Extrabudgetary 6.0 1.9% 0.1
1994 Total 30.4 4.3% 1.3
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 86 3.5% 3
1994 Extrabudgetary 16 6.3% 1
1994 Total Staff 102 3.9% 4
Current Head: Mr. William O'Neil (Canada); term expires December 1997
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - elected in 1993 for two years - U.S. has
always been on the Council
Governing Body Meetings: Council twice annually - Assembly once every
two years
Mission: Cooperation among governments on technical matters affecting
international shipping
IMO Program Objectives:
-- Maritime safety (e.g., safety of navigation, radio communications,
lifesaving appliances, search and rescue at sea, ship design and
equipment, etc.) Protection of Marine Environment (e.g., MARPOL
Convention and Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous
Waste)
Benefits to U.S.:
-- U.S. is either country of origin or destination for 50 % of world
maritime trade; merchant vessel safety and pollution prevention
standards are therefore of vital concern to the United States
-- The protection of the ocean environment and U.S. coastal waters and
improving safety at sea for ship passengers and crews are among the
major benefits to the U.S. of IMO's conventions, protocols, codes and
recommendations concerning maritime safety and prevention of pollution
-- International rules on maritime documentation, traffic separation,
and civil liability are of great benefit to U.S. trade and
transportation interests and are promulgated through IMO conventions,
protocols and codes
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13. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (#) ($M)
1994 General 0.0 0.0% 0.0
1994 Extrabudgetary 4.2 (Est) 18.5% 0.8 (Est)
1994 Total 4.2 (Est) 18.5% 0.8 (Est)
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 0 0.0% 0
1994 Extrabudgetary 2 50.0% 1
1994 Total Staff 2 50.0% 1
Current Head: Dr. Bert Bolin (Sweden), Chair. Dr. Narisiman
Sundararaman (U.S.), Executive Secretary
U.S. on Governing Board? U.S. sits on IPCC Bureau, both in its capacity
as co-chair of one of the three IPCC working groups, and as chair of an
ad hoc body on the budget
Governing Body Meetings: Several times per year; frequency depends on
workload -- and is usually greater prior to meetings of the full Panel,
or during preparation of IPCC Assessment reports
Mission: Periodically to assess the science, impacts and response
options for combatting the threat of global climate change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Program Objectives:
-- To provide an internationally agreed assessment of the state of the
science (including impacts, response strategies and economics) of
climate change
-- To engage the broadest participation of all countries, to assure
"buy-in" on IPCC conclusions, and to use science as the basis for sound
international decision-making
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Supports necessary international assessment of climate change
problem, including on climate science, impacts, response strategies,
economics and other cross-cutting issues
-- U.S. role on Panel has substantially influenced debate on climate
change; most countries are basing their decisions in climate-related
areas on IPCC conclusions
-- Climate change assessment requires global cooperation and buy-in.
No country will act unless it is persuaded -- through its own efforts --
that the problem is real. U.S. funds help support that determination,
critical if all countries are to work to address solutions
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14. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (#) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assess) 81.8 8.0% 6.6
1994 Extrabudgetary 2.1 0.0% 0.0
(govts.)
1994 Extrabudgetary 0.8 0.0% 0.0
(other)
1994 Total 84.7 7.8% 6.6
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 252 7.1% 18
1994 Extrabudgetary 50 4.0% 2
1994 Total Staff 302 6.6% 20
Current Head: Secretary-General Pekka Tarjanne (Finland) - term expires
September 1998
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes (1st year of 4-year term) elected by
Plenipotentiary Conference
Governing Body Meetings? Plenipotentiary Conference - Quadrennial (last
held Sept 1994 in Kyoto); Council - annually in June
Mission: Promote the development and use of telecommunications
worldwide
ITU Program Objectives:
-- To register radio frequency assignments in order to avoid harmful
interference between radio stations in different countries
-- To coordinate and register satellite positions in the geostationary
orbit belt and to improve the use made of the geostationary satellite
orbit for radiocommunications
-- To facilitate world-wide standardization of telecommunications
networks and services
-- To promote telecommunications development in member countries
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Reinforces leadership of U.S. telecommunications industry through
U.S. industry participation in ITU meetings and study groups
-- Provides a forum for allocating radio frequencies and geostationary
satellite orbits and provides a mechanism for resolution of interference
problems
-- Provides a means for voluntary U.S. standards for telecommunications
networks, services and equipment to be adopted as general standard
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15. Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Extrabudgetary 151.7 25.0% 37.9
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Extrabudgetary 9 11.1% 1
Current Head: Dr. Omar E. El-Arini (Egypt), Chief Officer
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - permanent Developed (Article 2) Country
member of the Executive Committee
Governing Body Meetings: Approximately quarterly, mostly in Montreal
Mission: To help reverse human-caused depletion of the stratospheric
ozone layer that has weakened the Earth's shield against ultraviolet
radiation (UV-B), and prevent increased rates of skin cancer and immune
suppression plus environmental damage
Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund Program Objectives:
-- To implement developed countries' commitment to provide developing
countries financial and technical assistance to phase out ozone-
depleting substances (ODS)
-- To ensure full, expeditious developing country participation in this
global environmental effort
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Ozone depletion is a global problem. Efforts to address it benefit
our people and environment, no matter where they occur. Without
participation by major developing countries such as China and India, the
billions of dollars spent by the U.S. to replace ODS will be negated and
prospects for ozone layer recovery severely hampered
-- U.S. industries are expected to earn much more from Multilateral
Fund-financed sales than the U.S. contributes to the Fund, due to their
world leadership in many ODS reduction technologies
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16. United Nations (Secretariat) (UN)
New York, New York
NOTE: data below incorporates some of the organizations that are listed
individually (UNEP, UNHCS/HABITAT, UNCED)
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) (#)
1994 Regular (Assess) 1198.9 25.0% 257.9 *
1994 Extrabudgetary 737.1 0.0% 0.0
1994 Total (Est.) 1936.0 13.3% 257.9
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 3752 12.3% 463
1994 Extrabudgetary 1237 12.9% 159
1994 Total Staff 4989 12.5% 622
* Per FY 1994/95 reprogrammings
Current Head: Boutros Boutros Ghali (Egypt). Term expires December 1995
U.S. on Governing Board? U.S. is permanent member of Security Council
and the UN General Assembly
Governing Body Meetings: Throughout the year
Mission: Maintain international peace and security and pursue
international cooperation to solve economic, social, cultural and
humanitarian problems
UN Program Objectives:
-- Maintain international peace and security
-- Expand human freedom and promote international peace by fostering
democratic government, full respect for human rights, and reliance on
the rule of law
-- Improve standards of living by supporting economic growth, free
trade and investment, free and open markets, environmental protection
and social equity
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Promote U.S. security by containment/resolution of potentially
destabilizing conflicts and resource burden sharing
-- Promote U.S. trade interests by encouraging free trade and
facilitating rising standards of living
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17. UN Capital Development Fund
New York, NY
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General Resources 31.3 9.6% 3.0
1994 Extrabudgetary 2.3 0.0% 0.0
1994 Total 33.6 8.9% 3.0
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Resources 32 6.3% 2
1994 Extrabudgetary 0 0.0% 0
1994 Total Staff 32 6.3% 2
Current Head: Paul Grosen (Denmark)
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - As a subsidiary body of UNDP, UNCDF is
subject to policy guidance from the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board
Governing Body Meetings: Executive Board meets four times a year - The
UNCDF program is reviewed biennially
Mission: To fund small-scale social and economic infrastructure
projects in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
UN Capital Development Fund Program Objectives:
-- To invest in economic and social infrastructure projects ($200,000
to $6,000,000) to increase productivity and income of the poor
-- To provide credit for agriculture and employment-generating small
enterprises to the poor and particularly to women
-- To provide grants ($10,000 to $50,000) to community initiated, short
term micro-projects to meet basic needs (food security, health, rural
water supply and sanitation, education)
Benefits to U.S.:
-- UNCDF programs break the cycle of poverty by creating jobs among the
poorest of the poor, thereby reducing the assistance burden on the U.S.
taxpayer
-- UNCDF programs encourage additional investment by the private sector
and by larger scale financing institutions (the World Bank) which also
reduces the burden on the U.S. taxpayer
-- UNCDF programs help poor rural women, in particular, develop small
scale industries which provide new employment opportunities for the
poorest
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18. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
New York, NY
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Core 552 *(361.0) 18.1% 100
1994 Non-Core 421 *(297.0) 8.5% 35.9
1994 Total 973 *(658.0) 14.0% 136
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 537 14.9% 80
1994 Extrabudgetary 911 9.7% 88
1994 Total Staff 1448 11.6% 168
* (These figures reflect contributions by governments only)
Current Head: Richard Jolly (U.K) (Acting)
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - second year of 3-year term - elected by
ECOSOC; U.S. a member since UNICEF's founding in 1947
Governing Body Meetings: Executive Board meets four times a year (one
annual and three regular meetings per year)
Mission: Long-term development and humanitarian assistance aimed at
improving the welfare of children and mothers in developing countries
UNICEF Program Objectives:
-- To promote the year 2000 goals established by the 1990 World Summit
for Children
-- To strengthen national programs for children through capacity-
building for sustained program delivery
-- To support delivery of social services at the country level
-- To empower children and women
Benefits to U.S.:
-- All UNICEF programs have a widespread, positive impact on the well-
being of women and children, the world's neediest, most vulnerable
population groups
-- Official U.S. support for UNICEF conforms with the humanitarian
ideals of the American people, who have supported UNICEF generously
through private donations over the years
-- UNICEF's development work complements U.S. bilateral assistance
efforts through USAID's Child Survival Program
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19. UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
New York, NY
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General Resources 13.7 7.3% 1.0
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 17 11.8% 2
Current Head: Noelene Heyzer (Singapore), Executive Director
U.S. on Governing Board? No
Governing Body Meetings: The five member Consultative Committee meets
twice a year
Mission: To support efforts of women in developing countries to achieve
their objectives for equality and for economic and social development
UNIFEM Program Objectives:
-- To serve as a catalyst, with the goal of ensuring the appropriate
involvement of women in mainstream development activities, as often as
possible at pre-investment stages
-- To support innovative and experimental activities benefitting women
in line with national and regional priorities
Benefits to U.S.:
-- UNIFEM's mandate is totally consistent with U.S. priorities at the
recent UN world conferences on human rights (1993) and population
(1994), and at the upcoming World Summit for Social Development (1995),
namely that investment in women is the key to sustainable development
-- UNIFEM is the only UN voluntary fund whose primary concern is the
integration of women into the national economies of their countries
-- UNIFEM plays a unique role in showing how increased access by women
to sources of business finance, technology, and related services can be
a powerful and effective tool for private sector development
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20. UN Development Program (UNDP)
New York, NY
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Core 920.0 12.6% 116.3
1994 Non-core 773.0 3.6% 27.6
1994 Total 1693.0 8.5% 143.9
STAFF Professional U.S. Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Core Staff 602 12.3% 74
1994 Non-core Staff 261 14.2% 37
1994 Total 863 12.9% 111
Current Head: James Gustave "Gus" Speth (US), appointed to five-year
term in July 1993
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - 2nd year of 2-year term (elected by
ECOSOC) - Member since UNDP's founding in 1966
Governing Body Meetings: Executive Board meets four times a year (one
annual and three regular sessions)
Mission: To fund and coordinate sustainable human development (SHD) in
developing countries
UNDP Program Objectives:
-- Strengthen international cooperation for economic and social
development
-- Promote development programs focused on poverty elimination, job
creation, environmental regeneration, and the advancement of women
Benefits to U.S.:
-- A more secure international order and expanding markets for U.S.
goods and services through better nourished, healthier and more
prosperous populations in developing countries
-- Multiplication of the effect of U.S. aid dollars because each
American dollar leverages about nine dollars through the donations of
other nations
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21. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
Nairobi, Kenya
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General 65.2 32.2% 21.0
1994 Extrabudgetary 70.1 1.4% 1.0
1994 Total 135.3 16.3% 22.0
STAFF Professional U.S. Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General 236 12.3% 29
1994 Extrabudgetary 106 0.0% 0
1994 Total 342 8.5% 29
Current Head: Elizabeth Dowdeswell (Canada) - term expires 12/96
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - U.S. currently serving on four-year term
ending 12/3; Members elected to 29 seats every other year (total 58
seats on governing council).
Governing Body Meetings: Governing Council biennially (spring)
Mission: To identify and solve international environmental problems
UNEP Program Objectives:
-- Monitor and assess environmental conditions and problems worldwide,
and stimulate action to address them
-- Provide expert advice and training in environmental assessment,
regulation, and management
-- Foster international action on: land resource degradation and loss of
management; toxic chemicals and hazardous waste; atmospheric issues,
especially ozone depletion, climate change and acid rain; and freshwater
quality
Benefits to U.S.:
-- UNEP stimulates global action on international environmental
problems
-- Affords U.S. a venue for pursuing international environmental
standard quality interests and U.S. regulatory requirements and
restraints
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22. UN Fellowship Program
New York, NY
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) N/A N/A N/A
1994 Extrabudgetary N/A N/A N/A
1994 Total N/A N/A N/A
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff N/A N/A N/A
1994 Extrabudgetary N/A N/A N/A
1994 Total Staff N/A N/A N/A
Current Head: N/A
U.S. on Governing Board? N/A
Governing Body Meetings: N/A
Mission: Place trainees from developing countries in appropriate
training programs
UN Fellowship Program Objective
-- Give developing country government employees the opportunity to
broaden their professional knowledge in fields vital to the development
of their countries
Benefits to U.S.:
-- UN Fellows learn U.S. techniques and become familiar with U.S.
equipment and methods, thereby promoting the sale of U.S. goods and
services to their own countries
-- UN Fellows are exposed to U.S. values and to the U.S. way of life
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23. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General Resources 8.2 25.0% 2.1
1994 Extrabudgetary 3.9 15.9% 0.6
1994 Total 12.1 22.1% 2.7
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 0 0.0% 0.0
1994 Extrabudgetary 18 30.6% 5.5
1994 Total Staff 18 30.6% 5.5
Current Head: (Likely) Dr. Angela Merkel (Germany), President. Mr.
Michael Zammit-Cutajar (Malta), Executive Secretary
U.S. on Governing Board? No - U.S. is not anticipated to be a member of
the official bureau of 11, but U.S. would likely be included in any
"extended bureau." The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme
body under the convention and is open to all Parties
Governing Body Meetings: COP meets annually - Bureau may meet more
frequently
Mission: To develop the global policy response to mitigate and adapt to
climate change based on evolving scientific knowledge
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Program Objectives:
-- Stabilize level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at a level to
prevent anthropegenic interference with the climate system
-- Achieve the above level of greenhouse gases within a time frame
sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to
ensure that food production is not threatened, and to enable economic
development to proceed in a sustainable manner
Benefits to U.S.:
-- U.S. is largest current emitter of greenhouse gases at 20% of the
world total; the fact that remaining 80% of emissions originate in other
countries points up the fact that this is a global problem needing a
global solution
-- U.S. plays a pivotal role, not only because of U.S. emissions, but
because of U.S. expertise and resources, and has had a profound
influence on the international approach to climate change
-- If significant and rapid climate change were to occur, effects would
be devastating for the world's population and economies; efforts to
avert such change insure against these risks
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24. UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Vienna, Austria
BUDGET Resources U.S. Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assess) 104.2 25.0% 29.3
1994 Extrabudgetary 51.4 1.0% 0.5
1994 Total 155.6 19.2% 29.8
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 344 9.9% 34
1994 Extrabudgetary 33 6.1% 2
1994 Total Staff 377 9.5% 36
Current Head: Mauricio de Maria y Campos (Mexico) - term expires April
1997
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - 3rd year of 4-year term - elected by the
General Conference
Governing Body Meetings: General Conference (GC) - biennially in
December; Industrial Development Board (IDB) - Biennial (meets in non-GC
years)
Mission: To promote industrialization in developing countries
UNIDO Program Objectives:
-- To provide technical assistance to clean up polluting industries and
ensure new plants use clean technologies
-- To provide technical assistance for human resource development,
economic and industry planning and technology transfers
-- To assist private investment in developing countries by identifying
investment opportunities
Benefits to U.S.:
-- U.S. companies, especially small/medium-sized firms interested in
expanding their investment opportunities and markets in developing
countries, use the resources made available to them by UNIDO
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25. UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General 395.0 24.7% 97.7
1994 Extrabudget 816.5 19.3% 157.8 *
1994 Total 1211.5 21.1% 255.5
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 600 7.5% 45
1994 Extrabudgetary 707 10.2% 72
1994 Total 1307 9.0% 117
Current Head: Mrs. Sadako Ogata (Japan) - term expires December 1998
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - all members of the Executive Committee
(Excom) are permanent members
Governing Body Meetings: Excom meets annually in October; Subcommittees
on Administration and Finance (SCAF) and International Protection meet
approximately 2 - 3 times between Excom sessions
Mission: To provide protection and material assistance to the world's
refugees and to find durable solutions to their problems
UNHCR Program Objectives:
-- To ensure that refugees are treated in accordance with the
provisionsof the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, i.e., to
provide protection and solutions for persons with a well-founded fear of
persecution if returned to their countries of origin
-- To assist first asylum countries in providing emergency relief and
longer-term relief to refugees on their territory
-- To find permanent or durable solutions to refugee problems through
voluntary repatriation, local integration, or resettlement in another
country
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Advances major U.S. foreign policy objectives in the field of
humanitarian assistance
-- Provides access to refugees and a presence in certain locations
where the U.S. and other governments may not be willing or able to go
-- Influences other nations to provide protection to refugees and
asylum seekers
-- Depoliticizes humanitarian assistance to the world's refugees
-- Assists the USG in implementing our refugee admissions program by
referring appropriate cases for resettlement in the U.S
* U.S. extrabudgetary contributions do not include in-kind
contributions
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26. UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
New York, NY
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General 272.5 14.7% 40.0
1994 Extrabudgetary 20.2 0.0% 0.0
1994 Total 292.7 13.7% 40.0
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 161 9.3% 15
1994 Extrabudgetary 73 13.7% 10
1994 Total Staff 234 10.7% 25
Current Head: Nafis Sadik (Pakistan) - term expires April 1995
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - 2nd year of 2-year term; election in
1995 for 3-year term (1996-98)
Governing Body Meetings: Combined UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board meets
quarterly in Jan, April, June, and September
Mission: To provide support within the UN system for worldwide
population programs
UNFPA Program Objectives:
-- Promote awareness of population issues in industrialized and
developing world
-- Assist developing countries, as requested, in dealing with their
population problems
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Population stabilization efforts help reduce poverty and
environmental degradation and increase social stability
-- UNFPA programs complement U.S. bilateral population assistance
programs, both geographically and programmatically
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27. UN Voluntary Fund for Advisory Services and Tech. Coop.
New York, NY
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Resources 2.2 0.0% 0.0
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Extrabudgetary N/P N/P N/P
Current Head: Ibrahima Fall (Senegal), Director
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - regional representation - The U.S.
represented by the Western Group
Governing Body Meetings: twice a year
Mission: Undertake democracy projects which are frequently regarded as
less pejorative than bilateral assistance by some states in transition
and regional organizations
UN Voluntary Fund for Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation
Program Objectives:
-- Build and strengthen national and regional institutions and
infrastructures for human rights
-- Promote democracy, development and human rights
-- Strengthen the rule of law and democratic institutions
-- Provide electoral assistance
-- Improve the administration of justice and the independence of the
judiciary
Benefits to U.S.:
-- The UN can undertake democracy projects that might be considered too
sensitive by some countries to implement bilaterally
-- The Advisory Services Program's objectives are very much consistent
with U.S. interests
-- Building human rights institutions and promoting the strong linkage
between democracy and human rights is crucial in connection with the
transition of many countries to democracy
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28. UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
New York, NY
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General Resources 2.6 57.7% 1.5
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff N/P N/P N/P
Current Head: Jaap Walkate (Netherlands), Chairman of the Board of
Trustees
U.S. on Governing Board? No - Each of the regional groups has one
representative on the Board of Trustees
Mission: To provide worldwide humanitarian assistance to victims of
torture and their families through medical and psychological, legal,
financial and social assistance
Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture Program Objectives:
-- Distribute aid through established channels of humanitarian
assistance, such as hospitals, research and training centers and
overseas doctors projects
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Promotes human rights and democracy, which are main themes of U.S.
Foreign Policy
-- The Fund exemplifies U.S. success in working through multilateral
institutions to address human rights concerns
-- The Fund singles out for censure those nations that chronically
violate human rights
-- The Fund works through nongovernmental organizations, such as the
Center for Victims of Torture in Minneapolis (80% of its members are
residents of Minnesota)
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29. Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Bern, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) 21.3 5.3% 1.2
1994 Extrabudgetary 1.3 12.7% 0.165
1994 Total 22.6 6.0% 1.4
STAFF Professional U.S. Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 63 1.6% 1
1994 Extrabudgetary 3 0.0% 0
1994 Total 66 1.5% 1
Current Head: Dr. Thomas Leavey (USA) elected 1/95 for a five year term
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - on both committees - Council of
Administration and Postal Operations Council; Elected 9/94 to five-year
term
Governing Body Meetings: Restructured 9/94 - each committee expected to
meet once each year
Mission: To establish standards which all postal administrations must
use to exchange mail, regardless of political differences among
governments
UPU Program Objectives
-- Maintain universally agreed rates for letters and printed items
within the network (this is why USPS cannot unilaterally increase price
of international stamps)
-- Develop standards and, where necessary, provide technical assistance
to members to meet those standards, so that member countries deliver
each other's mail with the same care as their own domestic mail
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Americans would have difficulty sending and receiving international
mail without the kinds of services and standards the UPU provides
-- U.S. businesses rely on fair and competitive international postal
pricing to conduct their activities
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30. World Food Program (WFP)
Rome, Italy
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General 1283.0 7.7% 98.6
1994 Extrabudgetary 600.0 67.5% 404.7
1994 Total 1883.0 26.7% 503.3
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 258 16.3% 42
1994 Extrabudgetary 188 10.6% 20
1994 Total Staff 446 13.9% 62
Current Head: Catherine Bertini (USA) - Five year term (expires March
1997)
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - Members are elected by FAO Council and
ECOSOC; U.S. a member since WFP's 1963 inception
Governing Body Meetings: Committee on Food Aid (CFA) Policies and
Programs meets twice a year, usually in May and November). Meeting
timing and frequency are subject to change in light of pending
restructuring (UNGA resolution 48/162)
Mission: Ensure global freedom from hunger, both in crisis situations
and during the relief-to-development continuum
WFP Program Objectives:
-- As the UN system's largest disburser of grant assistance to
developing countries, WFP seeks to raise levels of nutrition and food
security
-- Distributes commodities for protracted refugee and displaced person
projects
-- Provides emergency food assistance in situations of natural and man-
made disasters (e.g., Rwanda, Bosnia, Somalia)
-- Provides food to support infrastructure development projects ("Food-
for-Work")
Benefits to U.S.:
-- U.S. donations of excess agricultural commodities and cash to WFP
are used to achieve U.S. humanitarian objectives of combatting poverty,
strengthening global food security, and improving the environment
-- WFP's humanitarian activities advance U.S. foreign policy objectives
by helping to create a more stable world society
-- WFP's sustainable development activities help to expand markets for
U.S. goods and services
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31. World Health Organization (WHO)
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed)443.2 25.0% 104.1
1994 Extrabudgetary 213.0 21.3% 45.4
(govts.)
1994 Extrabudgetary 9.9 3.0% 0.3
(in-kind)
1994 Extrabudgetary 51.6 0.0% 0.0
(others)
1994 Total 717.7 20.9% 149.8
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 933 11.0% 103
1994 Extrabudgetary 624 12.8% 80
1994 Total Staff 1557 11.8% 183
Current Head: Hiroshi Nakajima (Japan) - term expires July 1998
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - 1st year of 3-year term;
World Health Assembly (WHA) elects Executive Board members
Governing Body Meetings: World Health Assembly - annually in May
Executive Board - January and May
Mission: Raising people's health to the highest possible standard
WHO Program Objectives:
-- To help governments mount and implement their own programs to
prevent and control disease and other health problems
-- To urge countries to promote safe water and sanitation,
immunization, breastfeeding, improved nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and
other disease prevention strategies breast feeding, improved nutrition,
oral rehydration, healthy lifestyles and disease prevention and control
-- To promote equitable access to health services in each country -
across economic, social and geographic spectra - including use of
community health centers and availability of essential drugs and oral
rehydration salts
Benefits to U.S.:
-- WHO Global Program for HIV/AIDS ameliorates the spread of HIV/AIDS
through preventive/educational programs
-- Direct savings to U.S. results from WHO progress in controlling
disease (e.g., eradication of smallpox saves cost of vaccinations and
control)
-- Protection from infectious diseases across our borders results from
disease control elsewhere
-- Safer health conditions are possible for the many Americans living
and traveling in other countries through WHO's work in those countries
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32. World Heritage Fund
Paris, France
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General Resources 3.9 11.5% 0.5
1994 Total 3.9 11.5% 0.5
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 4 0.0% 0
1994 Total Staff 4 0.0% 0
Current Head: Dr. Adul Wichiencharoen (Thailand), Chair
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - has served twice as Chair; twice as Vice
Chair - will remain as voting member on elected 21-nation World Heritage
Committee (WHC) until 1999
Governing Body Meetings: Executive Bureau - June - Paris; Full WHC -
December - rotates by invitation (U.S. 1992; Germany 1995)
Mission: To identify and preserve natural and cultural properties of
outstanding global significance; technical assistance, including
training; and to provide public understanding of these designated
properties
World Heritage Fund Program Objectives:
-- Enhance World Heritage Site protection
-- Provide technical assistance
-- Provide public information and educational materials
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Assists overseas sites of importance to many U.S. ethnic groups,
e.g., Italian, Hispanic, Slavic
-- Global recognition and protection for 18 U.S. sites
-- Framework for bilateral cooperation: joint U.S. - Japan effort in
Philippines; planning for Taj Mahal and Angkor Wat; restoring
wildebeest population in the Serengeti
-- Sites figured in Middle East "peace process" -- Israel-Jordan trans-
boundary parks
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33. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular (Assess) 16.6 6.6% 1.2
1994 Extrabudgetary 1.0 0.0% 0.0
(govts.)
1994 Extrabudgetary 2.7 0.0% 0.0
(others)
1994 Extrabudgetary 1.8 1.3% 0.022
(in-kind)
1994 Total 22.0 5.6% 1.2
STAFF Professional U.S. Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 162 4.9% 8
1994 Extrabudgetary 2 0.0% 0
1994 Total Staff 164 4.9% 8
Current Head: Arpad Bogsh (United States) - will begin final two year
term in 9/95 (retires 9/97)
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes - WIPO Coordinating Committee is comprised
of Executive Committees of Paris Union and Berne Union - member states
are elected to two-year terms; U.S. term ends 9/95
Governing Body Meetings: Plenary Meeting of Governing Bodies -
biennially in September; Separate governing body for each major
component treaty - annually in September
Mission: To promote protection of intellectual property throughout the
world through cooperation among states, and for the administration of
various "Unions", each founded on a multilateral treaty and dealing with
the legal and administrative aspects of intellectual property
WIPO Program Objectives:
-- To ensure administrative cooperation among the unions -- e.g., the
Paris and Berne Unions -- within the international bureau
-- To provide technical assistance to developing countries to establish
intellectual property systems and laws, so as to protect inventions,
trademarks and industrial designs
Benefits to U.S.:
-- WIPO promotes international recognition of the need to protect
intellectual property, particularly in developing countries (This
activity is among the Administration's highest international economic
objectives)
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34. World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) 45.9 24.5% 11.3
1994 Extrabudgetary 29.1 17.5% 5.1
(govts.)
1994 Extrabudgetary 13.6 31.7% 4.3
(in-kind)
1994 Extrabudgetary 24.6 0.0% 0.0
(others)
1994 Total 113.2 18.2% 20.6
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 100 6.0% 6
1994 Extrabudgetary 26 19.2% 5
1994 Total Staff 126 8.7% 11
Current Head: Dr. Godwin O.P. Obasi (Nigeria) - term ends December 1995
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes. Thirty members elected by WMO Congress to
four year terms; six elected by regional associations and become ex
oficio members
Governing Body Meetings: Congress (Meets every four years); Executive
Council (meets annually); Six regional associations (meet every four
years)
Mission: Cooperation in the collection and exchange of meteorological,
hydrological and geophysical information
WMO Program Objectives:
-- Promote the international exchange of meteorological and related
geophysical information, and the standardization and improvement of
meteorological and operational hydrological activities worldwide
Benefits to U.S.:
-- American aviation, shipping and agriculture benefit from
meteorological data obtained through WMO networks
-- World Weather Watch promotes real-time, two-way communication of
vital atmospheric and oceanic data essential to medium-term and long-
term predictions on a national, regional and global basis
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35. World Meteorological Organization Voluntary Cooperation Program
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 General Resources * * *
1994 Extrabudgetary 6.5 ** 34.6% 2.3
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 General Staff 2 0.0% 0
1994 Extrabudgetary 1 100.0% 1
1994 Total Staff 3 33.3% 1
* also funded from CIO (assessed) appropriation
** extraordinary resources include funds from other countries, other
international organizations and other UN organizations
Current Head: Professor G.O.P. Obasi (Nigeria)
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes
Governing Body Meetings: Executive Council (Annual Meetings); WMO
Congress (every 4 years)
Mission: To coordinate and facilitate worldwide cooperation in
collecting and exchanging meterologic, hydrologic and geo-physical
observations and information obtained from the land, ocean, atmosphere
and space
WMO Voluntary Cooperation Program Objectives:
-- Provide training and equipment to developing countries to improve
their meteorological and hydrologic services
-- Provide continuous, real-time, two-way communication of climate and
environmental data for severe weather events, natural disasters, and for
the protection of life and property
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Increases accuracy of hurricane tracking and forecasting
-- Increases ability to forecast floods and other severe weather in the
U.S., especially southwestern U.S., Florida and Hawaii
-- Improves early alert of critical weather conditions for
international aviation
-- 90 percent of the funds are spent in the U.S. for training and
equipment
-- Accurate forecasts of hurricane landfall reduce the cost of
unnecessary coastal evacuation and preparation
-- Long-range predictions help reduce crop losses for U.S. agriculture
industry
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36. World Meteorological Organization
Special Fund for Climate Activities
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) * * *
1994 Extrabudgetary 1.1 72.7% 0.8
1994 Total 1.1 72.7% 0.8
STAFF Professional U.S.Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff * * *
1994 Extrabudgetary * * *
1994 Total Staff * * *
* also funded from CIO (assessed) appropriation
Current Head: Dr. Godwin O.P. Obasi (Nigeria) - term ends December 1995
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes, thirty members elected by WMO Congress to
four year terms; six selected by regional associations and become ex
oficio members
Governing Body Meetings: Congress (meets every four years); Executive
Council (meets annually); Six regional associations (meet every four
years)
Mission: Cooperation in the collection and exchange of meterological,
hydrological and geophysical information
WMO Special Fund Program Objectives:
-- Build capacity in developing countries to monitor global greenhouse
gases, ultraviolet radiation and climate
-- Assess, through the use of U.S. technology, status and impact of
climate change in developing countries
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Provides environmental information necessary for research and sound
climate predictions
-- Warns of climatic events that have major economic impact, such as
the effect of El Nino on recent floods in Southern California
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37. World Trade Organization (WTO/GATT) (formerly General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade)
Geneva, Switzerland
BUDGET Resources U.S.Share U.S. Contribution
($M) (%) ($M)
1994 Regular (Assessed) 58.9 15.0% 10.3
1994 Extrabudgetary 0.0 0.0% 0.0
1994 Total 58.9 17.5% 10.3
STAFF Professional U.S. Share U.S. Share
(#) (%) (#)
1994 Regular Staff 173 11.6% 20
1994 Extrabudgetary 0 0.0% 0
1994 Total Staff 173 11.6% 20
Current Head: Peter Sutherland (Ireland), Director General
U.S. on Governing Board? Yes. The U.S. -- and all other WTO/GATT
members -- are represented on the Council
Governing Body Meetings: WTO/GATT General Council meets regularly
throughout the year
Mission: Raise income and create jobs worldwide through fair and open
trade
WTO/GATT Program Objectives
-- Oversee a set of multilaterally-agreed trade rules (for goods,
services, agriculture, intellectual property rights,
subsidies, trade-related investment, customs procedures, etc.), most
recently negotiated in the Uruguay Round
-- Provide a forum for trade negotiations in which the trade
environment is liberalized and made more predictable
by opening national markets or reinforcing and/or extending agreed-upon
rules
-- Serve as a forum in which governments can resolve trade disputes
Benefits to U.S.:
-- Trade liberalization resulting from negotiations under the auspices
of the GATT/WTO produce increased U.S. exports of goods and services,
creating hundreds of thousands of high-paying jobs in the U.S.
-- The enforcement of new disciplines in areas such as services,
agriculture, subsidies, investment and intellectual property rights
protection will strengthen the U.S. competitive position in the world
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