15 UN member states deprived of voting rights
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Such measures were taken by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for ... non-payment of membership fees!
The UN General Assembly has already been informed that Libya, Bahrain, Mali, the Dominican Republic, Burundi and some other countries are deprived of the opportunity to vote. Iran was also under threat, but according to the press secretary of the General Assembly, Daniel Thomas, "managed to pay" and can vote.
Venezuela, mired in a crisis, is also deprived of the right to vote, even though next month it will have to exercise the presidency. Her debt is only $ 3 million.
Each country has its own "tariff" for payment of membership fees, based on many factors. According to 2013, the most generous contributions were from the US - 618 million dollars, allowing to cover 22% of the budget of the United Nations. Contributions from Russia are much more modest - just over $ 60 million, yet it allows you to be among the top ten payment leaders along with Korea and Australia. Montenegro has also been a member of the UN since 2006 and pays annually 0.005% of the UN budget, which is almost 130 thousand dollars and is comparable to the payments of Zambia and Nepal.
The General Assembly nevertheless decided not to deprive the country of the right to vote, in which the oppressive financial situation: Yemen, Somalia and some others.
However, in critical situations, the right to vote will be granted to all 193 UN member states, regardless of their financial solvency.
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