American Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday touted a quarter billion dollar cut to the UN's annual budget, capping off a contentious year between the Trump administration and the international body.
Haley said "We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked"
But cuts to the U.N. budget are typical: The 2016-2017 budget was roughly $400 million lower than the final appropriations for 2014-2015, which was 2.9 percent lower than the previous biennium's budget.
The U.N. budget is negotiated every two years and is decided by consensus rather than a vote. Wealthier countries that pay the lion's share of the budget — the U.S., Japan, Canada and EU members — routinely push for the budget to be lowered.
US reaction to latest UN Jerusalem resolution construes a policy change to some countries which are deemed to be old allies. However it does not mean abandon them alone. Otherwise other global powers might fill the position like in Syria.
