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RT: Venezuela, Bahrain among 15 countries stripped of voting rights at UN due to debts
The United Nations has deprived a number of countries of voting rights following their failure to pay the membership charge. The list of non-payer states includes Venezuela, which is set to take over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in February.
The General Assembly has been informed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that due to an inability to pay the required sum, the countries on the list will be able to take part in voting only on extraordinary occasions, AP reported.
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Update: 15 Countries in Arrears to UN Including Venezuela Lose Vote (AP)
WNU Editor: Venezuela is is set to take over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in February .... failure to pay its dues will result in losing this coveted position. To say that this is embarrassment is an understatement.
2 comments:
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Why let welfare people vote?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/10/un-member-states-owe-debt
http://untribune.com/as-obama-heads-to-general-assembly-us-debt-to-un-balloons-to-3-billion/
Maybe Obama can put it on Mastercard?
Least he can do is hook 'ol Ban Ki-moon up with an Obamaphone plan.
Not paying your bills while putting on aires; Obama, poster child of the free market capitalist elite. Nobel prize and all.
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