• UN, EXPLAINED
    • Budget and Reform
    • Peacekeeping
    • UN System and Agencies
  • News and Perspective
    • Blog
    • Statements and Press Releases
    • UN Investment in the U.S.
    • U.S. Foreign Assistance Cuts
  • About BWC
    • Our Mission
    • Our Team
UN Fifth Committee
Featured News

UN’s Fifth Committee, Explained: Where the Budget Gets Decided 

  • Categories

Statement

Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address

01/27/2010

Statement

Congress Answers the Call on UN Funding

06/18/2009

Statement

Security Council Resolution Provides Effective Diplomatic Approach

06/12/2009

Statement

Obama Administration’s Request of $836 Million for UN Peacekeeping

04/10/2009

Statement

2009 Omnibus Funding for United Nations Peacekeeping

02/23/2009

Statement

Peter Yeo Joins UN Foundation as Vice President for Public Policy

02/02/2009

Statement

New Opinion Research Shows American Voters Reject “Going It Alone”

08/27/2008

Statement

New Opinion Research Shows American Voters Reject “Going It Alone”

11/13/2007

Statement

Statement by Timothy E. Wirth on FY’08 Senate SFOPs Bill

06/28/2007

Statement

Statement of Timothy E. Wirth on FY’08 Funding Bill

06/22/2007

UN Peacekeeping

Statement

Americans to Congress: “Pay our Peacekeeping Dues”

06/19/2007

Statement

Wirth: Great Nations Pay Their Bills

06/13/2007

...353637
@BetterWorldOrg FOLLOW US ON TWITTER

Better World Campaign Follow 21,270 13,943

Dedicated to building a strong U.S.-UN partnership

BetterWorldOrg
Retweet on Twitter Better World Campaign Retweeted
PeterMYeo avatar Peter Yeo @PeterMYeo ·
12 May 2054253996525912521

On a recent visit to Nepal, I met a little girl named Sharmila suffering from severe acute malnutrition. @UNICEF ensured that she had access to Ready-To-Use-Therapeutic Food -- often known as PlumpyNut -- which contains the nutrition necessary to bring kids back from the brink

Reply on Twitter 2054253996525912521 Retweet on Twitter 2054253996525912521 3 Like on Twitter 2054253996525912521 5 Twitter 2054253996525912521
Load More

Sign up for our monthly newsletter

Sign up for our monthly newsletter

bwc logo white Better World Campaign
1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20006
  • UN, Explained
  • News and Perspective
  • About BWC
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube

© 2026 Better World Campaign, All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
The UN Buys American

In 2024, $2.13 billion in UN contracts went to U.S. businesses —
supporting local jobs and hometown paychecks.

Learn more