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UN Subscription Arrears

Lord Monkswell asked Her Majesty's Government:

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: According to the most recent complete data published by the UN, as at 31 December 1997, 85 member states owed a total of $474 million to the UN Regular Budget, and 170 member states owed $1,574 million to UN

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peacekeeping budgets. Complete data on the status of 1998 contributions are not yet available. The details are listed below.

Member States with outstanding contributions in respect of 1997 and prior years to the UN Regular Budget at 31 December 1997

US Dollars
Afghanistan144,635
Albania106,508
Angola215,278
Antigua and Barbuda71,508
Argentina4,112,379
Armenia1,406,762
Azerbaijan1,872,225
Belarus4,654,034
Bhutan106,508
Bosnia and Herzegovina973,857
Brazil16,703,941
Bulgaria766,857
Burundi250,255
Cambodia106,508
Cape Verde279,997
Central African Republic581,887
Chad277,723
Comoros606,890
Congo215,278
Costa Rica83,341
Cuba354,093
Democratic People's Republic of Korea350,097
Democratic Republic of Congo106,508
Djibouti160,376
Dominica322,514
Ecuador277,328
El Salvador106,508
Equatorial Guinea140,902
Estonia838,235
Gambia369,062
Georgia2,202,468
Ghana106,508
Grenada314,556
Guatemala319,952
Guinea128,904
Guinea Bissau284,635
Guyana37,105
Haiti354,045
Honduras154,886
Iran (Islamic Republic of)3,718,316
Iraq7,188,218
Israel3,857,817
Kazakstan1,000,000
Kenya103,324
Kyrgyzstan453,977
Latvia1,738,191
Lesotho85,019
Liberia767,629
Lithuania1,413,999
Madagascar81,124
Mali51,772
Mauritania74,459
Mauritius106,508
Morocco9,276
Nicaragua261,586
Niger144,454
Panama77,013
Paraguay106,508
Qatar396,968
Republic of Moldova1,209,917
Rwanda196,464
Saint Kitts and Nevis23,353
Saint Vincent and Grenadines242,759
Sao Tome and Principe407,229
Seychelles282,546
Sierra Leone188,935
Solomon Islands177,835
Somalia803,816
Sudan107,813
Surinam106,508
Swaziland46,427
Tajikistan1,931,815
Togo232,968
Trinidad and Tobago238,648
Turkmenistan17
Uganda36,512
Ukraine17,661,894
United Republic of Tanzania105,604
United States of America373,239,953
Uruguay426,032
Uzbekistan2,140,917
Vanuatu215,278
Venezuela599,998
Yemen224,390
Yugoslavia10,642,874
Total473,591,663

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Member States with outstanding contributions in respect of 1997 and prior years to UN peacekeeping budgets at 31 December 1997

US Dollars
United States of America939,730,922
Ukraine207,583,065
Russian Federation135,721,701
Japan89,032,241
Belarus50,381,334
Poland12,209,317
Brazil11,812,885
Germany10,359,020
Iran (Islamic Republic of)10,254,495
France9,438,605
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya5,519,961
Uzbekistan5,432,654
Italy5,315,133
Kazakhstan5,165,323
Azerbaijan4,539,503
Yugoslavia4,228,918
Georgia4,195,704
Iraq4,186,627
United Arab Emirates3,398,493
Republic of Moldova3,135,365
Croatia2,750,355
Latvia2,587,218
Indonesia2,267,199
Spain2,124,198
Turkey1,924,703
Peru1,799,986
Argentina1,719,558
Armenia1,666,978
Nigeria1,377,650
Austria1,354,560
Bulgaria1,303,480
Netherlands1,285,780
Kyrgyzstan1,236,109
Turkmenistan1,236,109
Democratic P. R. of Korea1,175,775
Cuba1,158,424
Lithuania1,095,458
Estonia1,001,324
Tajikistan985,503
Syrian Arab Republic955,169
Qatar942,899
Belgium922,120
China841,750
Chile798,368
Saudi Arabia785,658
Greece713,212
Ecuador688,979
Venezuela658,339
Guatemala601,785
Trinidad and Tobago537,557
Uruguay516,810
Bosnia and Herzegovina462,734
Czech Republic381,926
Portugal375,619
Gabon355,944
Liberia329,817
El Salvador318,183
Dominican Republic310,346
The Former Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia300,483
Bolivia298,972
Mongolia295,494
Romania291,060
Israel268,072
Congo 260,126
Cambodia256,149
Honduras246,047
Panama245,643
Costa Rica237,608
Nicaragua214,457
New Zealand204,679
Vietnam199,006
Central African Republic198,744
Equatorial Guinea196,576
Madagascar192,337
Sierra Leone191,947
Mauritania191,862
Yemen190,667
Gambia178,843
Republic of Korea178,092
Democratic Republic of the Congo177,826
Lebanon172,182
Burundi167,349
Comoros164,482
Fiji154,277
Djibouti151,907
Vanuatu151,248
Guinea149,584
Niger147,794
Sudan147,771
Somalia145,588
Burkina Faso143,709
Saint Vincent and Grenadines142,229
Chad142,123
Sao Tome and Principe140,812
Mexico139,380
Cape Verde139,146
Rwanda134,527
Afghanistan133,863
Guinea Bissau133,034
Mali132,105
Tunisia130,785
Togo130,454
Luxembourg130,347
Maldives128,463
United Republic of Tanzania128,363
Algeria119,775
Seychelles110,822
Grenada105,224
Solomon Islands100,722
Belize96,777
Senegal96,547
Dominica89,986
Bahrain82,163
Marshall Islands81,049
Thailand79,995
Slovenia78,565
Cameroon77,912
Oman65,054
Swaziland62,324
Haiti58,816
Bhutan53,835
Kenya52,973
Philippines52,882
Saint Lucia48,215
Papua New Guinea45,274
Cote d'Ivoire44,704
Guyana44,375
Ethiopia36,438
Zimbabwe36,380
Angola36,204
Benin33,014
Australia30,202
Morocco29,367
Bahamas28,794
Iceland27,907
Barbados27,046
Singapore25,126
Lesotho22,937
Monaco22,425
Albania21,069
Samoa20,835
Mozambique19,468
Paraguay18,492
Kuwait18,322
Bangladesh17,587
Sri Lanka17,383
Antigua and Barbuda16,318
Lao People's Democratic Republic14,951
Uganda11,017
Pakistan10,562
Nepal10,465
Malta10,365
Malawi9,598
Surinam9,513
Andorra9,493
Zambia8,654
San Marino8,033
Myanmar6,063
Brunei Darussalam5,871
Saint Kitts and Nevis5,570
Ghana4,855
Eritrea4,613
Micronesia3,220
Mauritius3,069
Jamaica1,842
Botswana1,213
Palau950
Namibia942
Jordan190
Norway40
Total1,574,079,552

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Outstanding contributions in respect of 1998 dues to the UN Regular Budget as at 15 Janaury 1998

Fifteen major contributors:
USA297,727,256
Japan189,093,100
Germany50,929,603
France68,292,675
Italy56,724,775
United Kingdom(1)53,141,600
Russian Federation28,636,251
Canada29,430,971
Spain27,037,337
Netherlands17,025,845
Brazil15,921,637
Australia15,460,437
Sweden0
Belgium11,525,835
Republic of Korea9,729,096
All other member states129,779,518
Total1,000,455,936

Note:

(1) The UK paid $26,251,950 of its 1998 Regular Budget subscription on 28 January.


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UN Resolutions

Lord Monkswell asked Her Majesty's Government:

    Which countries are not in compliance with United Nations resolutions; and what are the brief details of those resolutions.[HL608]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean: The UN Security Council has adopted 1,152 resolutions, the General Assembly over 8,600. These are publicly available. The information requested in the Question could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Northern Ireland: Abortion Law

Lord Braine of Wheatley asked Her Majesty's Government:

    What aspects of the laws relating to abortion in Northern Ireland need clarifying and whether their desire to clear up the present uncertainty includes liberalising the law.[HL529]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs): The existing statute law in Northern Ireland is unsatisfactory. It simply prohibits illegal abortions but does not specify the grounds on which abortions can be legally performed. There is a lack of clarity with regard to who should decide on abortions and on what grounds High Court Judges and the Standing Commission on Human Rights have commented critically on this uncertainty.

The Government have no plans to liberalise the law or to extend the Abortion Act 1967 to Northern Ireland. The Government recognise that this is a highly controversial and sensitive issue and wish to take a considered view before any decision on future action is taken. There would be full consultation with Northern Ireland elected representatives before any introduction of proposals for legislative change. Our strong preference would be for any legislation to be handled by a devolved administration or by way of a private Member's Bill from a Northern Ireland Member.

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