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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Senator Joseph Biden said Monday he expects the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which he chairs, to adopt a resolution this week calling for full funding of the United Nations and payment of U.S. arrears.
The U.S. has the largest outstanding debt to the world organization, and U.N. management chief Alicia Barcena said in a Friday presentation that the U.N.'s "financial health" depends on member states — especially major contributors — paying in full and on time.
According to figures presented on Friday by Barcena, the U.S. on Jan. 1 owed $291 million to the U.N.'s regular operating budget, $677 million to the peacekeeping budget, and $37 million for U.N. tribunals.
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