U.S. owes $1.2 billion to UN
The
U.N. Undersecretary-General for Management Angela Kane told reporters that only 13 of the United Nations' 192 member states had paid in full as of Wednesday. The total arrears amounted to some $4.1 billion, up from $2.2 billion at the end of 2009, Kane said.
"It has been a difficult year in many ways for many member states because of the economic recession," she said.
The administration of President Barack Obama repaid all the money the
She said there was an issue of "contested arrears" -- debts that