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Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, addresses the United Nations Security Council chamber during an emergency meeting at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., April 14, 2024. /CFP
A senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday that the UN membership fee scale should comprehensively reflect each country's capacity to pay.
Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said during a meeting of the Fifth Committee of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, which deals with internal UN administrative and budgetary matters.
Citing a committee report released on contributions, Dai said the total membership fee proportion from 2025 to 2027 for the Group of 77 and China will be nearly four times that of 15 years ago, while the proportion for developed countries has continued to decline.
This is neither reasonable nor fair and does not comply with the principle of capacity to pay, he said.
The Chinese diplomat added that the practice of constantly shifting the financial burden to developing countries further deviates from the principle of capacity to pay and is unpopular.
He said that long-term arrears in contributions from major countries are a primary cause of liquidity crises.
Addressing this issue requires both fundamental and symptomatic solutions, Dai said, adding that merely suspending budget surplus refunds to member states is not a comprehensive remedy.
Noting that countries should translate their commitment to multilateralism into action, Dai said the countries should fulfill financial obligations comprehensively and ensure the UN can carry out its work as authorized.