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BRIEF OVERVIEW OF UNITED NATIONS

1. The United Nations was founded in 1945 with the main impetus coming from the United States and other victors in WorldWar II. One of the main goals was to take steps towards a form of "collective security" to help maintain peace following World War II in which 60 million people died. The structure of the U.N. in many ways reflects the wishes of the victors of WW II. This is most evident by the five nations which have veto power in the Security Council: U.S., Russia (the former U.S.S.R.), U.K., France, and China.

2. The structure includes a General Assembly, a Security Council, the International Court of Justice, a Secretariat, and anumber of other lesser known agencies. Most of these other administrative arms of the United Nations have responsibility for peace-keeping (Middle East, former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Haiti), for aid to developing nations, or for a variety of tasks ranging from managing international postal service to coordinating international air traffic control.

3. When the U.N. was founded in 1945, it had only 51 members. That number has presently grown to 193. In the GeneralAssembly, voting is based on a one-nation one-vote system. Thus, a country such as Monaco (with a population the size of University City) has equal voting power to that of China (with a population of 1.3 billion, one-fifth of the planet's population). It is actually possible to form a two-thirds majority in the General Assembly from countries representing only 10% of the world's population and who pay only 5% of the United Nations dues.

4. The budget for the UN’s core functions — the Secretariat operations in New York, Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna and fiveRegional Commissions — is $5.6 billion every 2 years. This is about 7% of New York City’s annual budget (a whopping $78.5 billion) — and less than the cost of the 2012 U.S. election cycle (Spending for the Presidential race and Congressional races is estimated to be at least 6.3 billion.) The USA’s share of the UN’s regular budget is $621 million a year — the equivalent of $1.94 per American. The United States is often in arrears on its payments.

5. The Security Council has primary responsibility for international peace-keeping. A United Nations peace-keeping force canbe formed to enter a conflict only with the consent of nine of the fifteen members of the Council, including all five permanent nations. The most significant conflict in which the United Nations has become involved was in Korea (1950-52). There are a number of other major disputes in which the U.N. has not become involved (such as Vietnam, Nicaragua, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and more recently Iraq and Afghanistan.). However, perhaps a true evaluation of how well the U.N. has done in maintaining peace since 1945 is by noting the numerous successes which it has had when nations have been about to engage in war. The United Nations provides a forum for countries to concurrently debate their cases and seek an alternative to war.

BASIC OPERATION OF A MODEL UNITED NATIONS

1. Model United Nations are experiences in which students take on the roles of representing various nations in the U.N. andengaging in debate and voting about the issues. They can be very significant learning experiences for students because:

A-- Students learn a considerable amount about global awareness. They come to see that there are scores of interests which nations have in the world, and they do not necessarily match the positions of the United States.

B-- They learn a great deal about conflict resolution.

C-- They learn to take on the roles of delegates from different countries.

D-- They learn to discuss an issue in a fashion in which there are rules of procedure governing when, how, and under what conditions they may speak.

E-- They learn to work with others in building coalitions and acting in the form of bloc politics.

F-- They learn to speak in front of a larger group, enhancing both their speaking and listening skills.

G-- They learn to have fun in another constructive way.

H-- They learn better respect for one another.

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RESOLUTION WRITING HEADING Re.: Resolution submitted to: Resolution submitted by: Date: PREAMBLE

Preambulatory Phrases

A – Principles that apply to UDHR: * * * B – Problems -- acts which violate the principles: * * *

OPERATIVE CLAUSES Operative Phrases

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Affirming Alarmed by Approving Aware of Confident

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SAMPLE Civitas UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION

Fall, 2016

Heading:

Re: Rainforest Conservation Submitted to: General Assembly

Submitted by: Norway

Date: September 2016

Establishing in the PREAMBLE the principles that apply in this resolution:

Whereas Article 27, section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has the

right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.”, and

Whereas Article 29 section 1 of the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS states, “Everyone has

duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.”, and Concerned that deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen an increase of 53% since July 2014, and Noting that the Amazon rainforest is an international treasure which contains the highest global biodiversity percentage and the largest collection of living plants and animal species in the world, and Recognizing that destroying the rainforest would lead to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions and would also lead to the destruction of many rare animal and plant species, and Whereas Norway has generously donated $1 billion to Brazil for the preservation of the rainforest and to study sustainable development practices, and Keeping in mind that the majority of the deforestation to the Amazon happens illegally for lumber and cattle farming, and Ashamed that Brazil has done little to curb these unlawful practices,

Be It Hereby Resolved That the General Assembly: 1. The United Nations create the Amazon Protection Taskforce (UNAPT). The goal of this group would be to stop

illegal deforestation practices in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia (the 3 nations with the highest % of Amazon Rainforest) .

2. UNAPT will work with each nation’s government to equip and train Amazon Rainforest Inspectors. There will be 50 inspectors per nation, for a total of 150 inspectors. Using satellite images provided by the non-profit research group Imazon who has been monitoring the Amazon since 1990 experts will be able to see where deforestation occurs and will send a team of inspectors to discover the cause.

3. If the deforestation is illegal in nature or taking place in a government protected area, the team will have the power to issue a fine or imprison the wrong doer. Punishments will vary according to the laws of the nation.

4. To pay for UNAPT, we are requesting $15,000,000.00. The fifteen million dollars will be spent as follows: -Salary for inspectors will be $700 a month for 5 years. (Higher than national minimum wage) = $6.3 million -12 vehicles for each nation would be 36 vans total. $30,000 per van = $1,080,000. -$5,000 to equip each inspector with uniform, phone, laptop, etc = $750,000. -The remaining funds ($8,130,000) will be used for training, fuel, lodging, other incidentals.

5. UNAPT will last for 5 years. After 5 years, if deforestation has decreased by 25% the program can be renewed. 6. If the program is renewed, the next 3 nations that hold some of the Amazon Rainforest (Venezuela, Ecuador,

Bolivia) can be added to the program or the General Assembly may pick another large forest to preserve. If you were submitting this resolution, you would also need to include where the $15 million dollars for this program comes from.

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How to Tackle Funding Your UN program:

Step 1: Figure an approximate cost Obviously you will often have to make “educated guesses” at how much your programs will cost, but it’s useful to at least go through that process of estimation. You can actually find out a lot about approximate costs just by googling your budget items. Often the cost of something varies depending on geography. However, here are a few useful facts: 2¢ The cost of a pill to treat stomach parasites in a child in Africa 7¢ Provides 50 kids with safe water for a day 19¢ The price of a healthy meal for a school child in a poor country 48¢ Will give a child a notebook and pencil to use in a classroom 60¢ Buys water purification tablets to treat 5 gallons of water. $1 Pays for protein biscuits for a starving child $2 Purchases 1 liter of therapeutic milk $3 Price of a machete in West Africa (used by many farmers, thugs, and political gangsters) $7 The cost of a bed net that will protect two people against malaria for five years $10 The price of an AK-47 in Africa. (It’s the preferred gun of warlords, is used by child soldiers, and sold on the black market) $25 The cost per month of treating one child who has AIDS $31 Buys a soccer ball and air pump for children in refugee camps $86 Can buy a bicycle for help travelling in remote areas $100 The price of 740 doses of measles vaccine $257 Provides an emergency classroom kit for 40 kids (Kit includes radio, pencils, paper, blackboard, & more) $480 Supplies 20 emergency first aid kits $500 Buys a water pump for a whole community $600 Can buy enough life saving peanut paste for 400 under-fed kids for 1 day $1,240 Purchases a tent for a makeshift school or health center $1,994 Provides midwifery kit to help 50 moms deliver healthy babies under safe conditions $4,415 Supplies enough basic family water kits for 315 families $30,705 Buys an ambulance or minivan More supplies & prices can be found at the UNICEF site or on the Civitas resources page. (http://www.unicef.org/index.php)

Although raising dues for the 10 richest nations sounds pretty straight forward, as you can see from the example above, you need to be specific. Those are two very different sets of countries and two very different amounts.

Step 2: Decide on your funding mechanism In the past, students have devised a number of ways to fund their programs: asking for donations from wealthy countries, requesting a fee (*see bit about taxes below) be placed on international airline flights, organizing a benefit concert, and (perhaps the most popular) raising UN dues. While it may be difficult, try to actually crunch the numbers and see if your method of funding will actually come close to paying for their program. **Reminder, the UN cannot raise taxes. It doesn’t collect any taxes and is a voluntary organization. But it can request taxes from countries or on certain items to help pay for things. Many times, businesses/countries will donate because they know it benefits them in the long run. This packet (beginning on page 17) has information about UN Dues. The UN budget generated by dues is roughly 5.6 bil-lion, (or 2.8 billion per year) so keep that in mind when funding your programs by raising dues. For example:

Raising dues for the 10 nations that pay the highest amount of dues would create about:

If you raised dues on the 10 wealthiest nations (by GNI per capita) it would look more like this:

0.1%= $1,928,357 0.5%= $9,641,787 1%= $19,283,574 5%= $96,417,870 10%= $192,835,741

0.1%= $167,188 0.5%= $835,942 1%= $1,671,844 5%= $835,942 10%= $16,718,849

The countries affected would be Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, and USA.

The countries affected would be Australia, Denmark, Liech-tenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Qatar, San Marino, Sweden and Switzerland.

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BASIC INDICATORS for the 25 Richest Countries in the World

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Monaco $187,650 1.82 38 99% 90

Liechtenstein $157,040 4.29 37 100% 82

Luxembourg $116,560 3.46 563 100% 80

Qatar $97,519 6.32 2,421 97% 78

Norway $97,226 2.48 5,214 100% 82

Switzerland $85,374 3.67 8,306 99% 82

Australia $62,290 4.37 23,974 99% 82

Denmark $61,294 4.05 5,699 99% 79

Sweden $68,856 2.60 9,845 99% 82

San Marino $58,393 4.45 33 96% 83

Singapore $55,910 2.48 5,535 96% 84

United States $54,306 5.87 322,673 99% 80

Ireland $53,648 3.70 4,635 99% 81

Netherlands $52,129 3.62 16,984 99% 81

Iceland $52,048 2.06 331 99% 81

Austria $51,296 3.45 8,663 98% 80

Canada $50,169 4.65 35,986 99% 82

Finland $49,678 2.52 5,497 100% 80

Germany $47,966 3.43 81,292 99% 80

Belgium $47,348 3.41 11,292 99% 80

United Kingdom $46,461 4.38 65,572 99% 80

Andorra $45,033 3.65 77 100% 83

New Zealand $44,189 4.52 4,653 99% 81

United Arab Emirates $43,963 10.59 9,267 90% 77

Kuwait $43,600 7.31 4,184 93% 78

WORLD $10,744 35.40 7,256,490 86% 69

*GDP nominal data taken from UN statistics at http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/selbasicFast.asp

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BASIC INDICATORS for the 25 Poorest Countries in the World

Country

GDP per capita

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Total adult literacy rate

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Somalia $131 98.39 11,079 38% 55

Burundi $279 61.89 10,115 19% 58

Malawi $343 46.26 16,833 66% 58

Central African Republic $383 90.63 4,998 37% 53

Niger $427 84.59 20,715 19% 62

Gambia $441 63.90 1,882 56% 61

Madagascar $453 43.67 22,434 65% 66

Dem. Republic of the Congo $480 71.47 82,310 77% 60

Liberia $483 67.50 4,077 48% 61

Guinea $536 53.43 12,947 30% 59

Ethiopia $553 53.37 92,206 49% 65

Mozambique $628 70.21 26,424 59% 56

Togo $643 45.22 7,143 67% 60

Afghanistan $668 115.08 27,657 38% 59

Guinea-Bissau $672 89.21 1,548 60% 59

Nepal $692 39.14 28,432 65% 69

North Korea $696 23.68 24,214 100% 63

Rwanda $697 58.19 11,553 71% 66

Mali $701 102.23 18,341 39% 58

Burkina Faso $725 75.32 19,034 36% 60

Uganda $727 59.21 36,861 74% 63

Eritrea $755 37.53 5,352 74% 65

Sierra Leone $775 71.68 7,076 48% 50

Haiti $813 47.98 11,078 61% 64

Comoros $841 63.55 806 78% 64

WORLD $10,744 35.40 7,256,490 86% 69

*GDP nominal data taken from UN statistics at http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/selbasicFast.asp

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According to the UN Charter, the UN has four purposes:

to maintain international peace & security

to develop friendly relations among nations

to cooperate in solving international problems & in promoting respect for human rights

and to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations

The UN achieves these 4 things by setting goals. The last set of goals were started in the year 2000 and were supposed to last 15 years. These were known as the Millennium Development Goals. Now that the Millennium Goals have expired, the UN has updated them and they are called the Sustainable Development Goals. They are as follows:

Do these goals work? Yes and no. Not all of the Millennium goals were achieved and it’s high-ly improbable that the UN can provide things like clean water to everyone who needs it. But it gives the international community a place to start. Page 11 shows the end result of the Millenni-um goals. We’ve included this info to help student delegates think of worthy topics and regions to assist when resolution writing. These issues are what real UN ambassadors are working on right now.

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Check out these resources on the Civitas website!

Country Research UNICEF www.unicef.org CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ U.S. State Department Fact Sheets http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ BBC News Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/

Resolution Research

Civitas Information Hub (including previous resolutions) www.civitas-stl.com/resources TED Talks http://www.ted.com/talks Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org United Nations TV http://webtv.un.org/

Possible Resolution topics

Air Pollution HIV/AIDs Global Warming Education Child Abuse Deforestation Clean Drinking Water Unemployment Radical Groups Terrorism

Drug Trafficking Genocide Women’s Education Child Soldiers Refugees Police Brutality Child Labor Slavery Domestic Violence Natural Disaster Relief

Border Security Corrupt Governments Landmines Nuclear Weapons Human Trafficking Orphans Crime Reduction Infant Mortality Healthcare Animal Rights

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INTRO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

Your field trip will simulate a United Nations General Assembly ses-sion. Your session is on . 1. Bring a pencil/pen, your research, a country placard or sign. Make sure your placard is easy to read from a distance! (Also spell your country’s name correctly!)

2. Vote and talk from the perspective of your country. The country you

will represent is: . 3. When a resolution is presented, you may:

Ask questions about the resolution. Suggest an amendment that would be better for your country

and/or the world community. Make a comment in favor of the resolution, or in opposition to

the resolution. 4. If you are presenting your resolution:

1st. Read the operative clauses (solution) to the Assembly. 2nd. Prepare a two minute elevator pitch on why others should

care about your issue. 3rd. Explain why your resolution is important for the world. 4th. Take notes while delegates ask questions and propose amend-

ments. 5th. Respond to the questions and amendments.

5. Vote on the resolution!

Yes No Abstain: Your country chooses to refrain from voting. An ab-

stention has the effect of a “No” vote, because a resolution can only pass with a majority of “Yes” votes.

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When a fellow delegate is presenting their resolution at the General As-sembly session, you will have a chance to raise your placard, get on the speakers’ list, and express your opinion. There are basically three ways to respond:

Make a comment. For example: “I support this resolution. I think it’s a great idea and here’s why.” “I don’t think the resolution really solves the problem because _______. It needs to be improved.” “I’d like to compliment the authors of this resolution for being creative. I love the way they ________________.”

Ask a question. For example: “How did you come up with your budget for this?” “Why did you choose to ______________?” “How did you decide which countries to include in your program?”

Propose an amendment. For example: “I propose we change operative clause ____ to say ________.” “I propose we add a clause that says ______________.” “I propose we delete clause ____ because ___________.

Responding to a Resolution during the General Assembly

Remember: Resolutions don’t have to be perfect to get your vote, but they

need to be good for the world and they should not negatively affect your country.

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Summary of United Nations Dues How are membership dues calculated? Membership dues (which are also known as assessments) are based primarily on each nation’s share of the glob-al economy. Additional criteria are based on a series of variables including the country’s GNP, external debt, and per capita incomes. The General Assembly decides what percent each country will pay based on those figures. For 2015, the 35 countries contributing at the minimum rate were assessed $28,237 each. The largest contributor – the United States – was assessed $621,203,682. That may seem like a lot of money, but keep in mind that mem-bership dues do not pay for all of the United Nations’ entire yearly budget. As of September 2016, only 119 member states (out of 193) have paid their U.N. member dues in full. (Check out the updated UN Honour Roll at http://www.un.org/en/ga/contributions/honourroll.shtml)

Country % Share of Total Dues Dues Owed 2015 Member Dues Per Capita

Dues Paid in 2016?

Afghanistan 0.005 141,183 0.005 Yes

Albania 0.010 282,365 0.098 Yes

Algeria 0.137 3,868,405 0.100 Yes

Andorra 0.008 225,892 2.968 Yes

Angola 0.010 282,365 0.014 No

Antigua and Barbuda 0.002 56,473 0.654 Yes

Argentina 0.432 12,198,181 0.286 No

Armenia 0.007 197,656 0.066 Yes

Australia 2.074 58,562,565 2.480 Yes

Austria 0.798 22,532,752 2.642 No

Azerbaijan 0.040 1,129,461 0.119 Yes

The Bahamas 0.017 480,021 1.303 Yes

Bahrain 0.039 1,101,225 0.891 Yes

Bangladesh 0.010 282,365 0.002 Yes

Barbados 0.008 225,892 0.792 Yes

Belarus 0.056 1,581,246 0.167 Yes

Belgium 0.998 28,180,058 2.515 No

Belize 0.001 28,237 0.081 Yes

Benin 0.003 84,709 0.008 No

Bhutan 0.001 28,237 0.038 Yes

Bolivia 0.009 254,129 0.025 Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.017 480,021 0.127 Yes

Botswana 0.017 480,021 0.237 No

Brazil 2.934 82,845,982 0.408 No

Brunei 0.026 734,150 1.867 Yes

Bulgaria 0.047 1,327,117 0.183 Yes

Burkina Faso 0.003 84,709 0.005 Yes

Burundi 0.001 28,237 0.003 No

Cambodia 0.004 112,946 0.007 Yes

Cameroon 0.012 338,838 0.017 Yes

Canada 2.984 84,257,808 2.378 Yes

Cape Verde 0.001 28,237 0.054 No

Central African Republic 0.001 28,237 0.006 Yes

Chad 0.002 56,473 0.004 Yes

Chile 0.334 9,431,001 0.529 Yes

China 5.148 145,361,662 0.106 Yes

Colombia 0.259 7,313,261 0.153 Yes

Comoros 0.001 28,237 0.038 No

Congo 0.005 141,183 0.031 Yes

Costa Rica 0.038 1,072,988 0.230 No

Côte d'Ivoire 0.011 310,602 0.013 Yes

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Country

% Share of Total Dues

Dues Owed 2014

Member Dues Per Capita

Dues Paid in 2016?

Croatia 0.126 3,557,803 0.834 No

Cuba 0.069 1,948,321 0.174 No

Cyprus 0.047 1,327,117 1.533 No

Czech Republic 0.386 10,899,301 1.036 Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.003 84,709 0.001 No

Denmark 0.675 19,059,658 3.380 No

Djibouti 0.001 28,237 0.032 No

Dominica 0.001 28,237 0.396 No

Dominican Republic 0.045 1,270,644 0.122 Yes

Ecuador 0.044 1,242,407 0.078 No

Egypt 0.134 3,783,695 0.043 No

El Salvador 0.016 451,784 0.071 Yes

Equatorial Guinea 0.010 282,365 0.174 No

Eritrea 0.001 28,237 0.004 No

Estonia 0.040 1,129,461 0.858 Yes

Ethiopia 0.010 282,365 0.003 No

Fiji 0.003 84,709 0.099 No

Finland 0.519 14,654,760 2.683 Yes

France 5.593 157,926,918 2.393 Yes

Gabon 0.020 564,731 0.330 No

The Gambia 0.001 28,237 0.015 No

Georgia 0.007 197,656 0.044 Yes

Germany 7.141 201,637,068 2.496 Yes

Ghana 0.014 395,311 0.015 No

Greece 0.638 18,014,907 1.620 Yes

Grenada 0.001 28,237 0.273 No

Guatemala 0.027 762,386 0.048 Yes

Guinea 0.001 28,237 0.003 No

Guinea-Bissau 0.001 28,237 0.016 No

Guyana 0.001 28,237 0.036 No

Haiti 0.003 84,709 0.008 Yes

Honduras 0.008 225,892 0.026 No

Hungary 0.266 7,510,910 0.760 Yes

Iceland 0.027 762,386 2.331 Yes

India 0.666 18,805,530 0.015 Yes

Indonesia 0.346 9,769,840 0.039 Yes

Iran 0.356 10,052,205 0.129 No

Iraq 0.068 1,920,084 0.053 No

Ireland 0.418 11,802,807 2.560 Yes

Israel 0.396 11,181,666 1.360 Yes

Italy 4.448 125,596,090 2.067 Yes

Jamaica 0.011 310,602 0.114 No

Japan 10.833 305,886,340 2.408 Yes

Jordan 0.022 621,204 0.094 No

Kazakhstan 0.121 3,416,620 0.197 Yes

Kenya 0.013 367,075 0.009 Yes

Kiribati 0.001 28,237 0.265 No

Korea, North 0.006 169,419 0.007 No

Korea, South 1.994 56,303,643 1.117 Yes

Kuwait 0.273 7,708,573 2.514 Yes

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Country

% Share of Total Dues

Dues Owed 2014

Member Dues Per Capita

Dues Paid in 2016?

Kyrgyzstan 0.002 56,473 0.010 Yes

Laos 0.002 56,743 0.008 Yes

Latvia 0.047 1,327,117 0.665 Yes

Lebanon 0.042 1,185,934 0.239 No

Lesotho 0.001 28,237 0.013 Yes

Liberia 0.001 28,237 0.006 Yes

Libya 0.142 4,009,587 0.641 No

Liechtenstein 0.009 254,129 6.844 Yes

Lithuania 0.073 2,061,267 0.704 No

Luxembourg 0.081 2,287,159 4.161 Yes

Macedonia 0.008 225,892 0.109 No

Madagascar 0.003 84,709 0.003 No

Malawi 0.002 56,473 0.003 No

Malaysia 0.281 7,934,465 0.261 No

Maldives 0.001 28,237 0.083 Yes

Mali 0.004 112,946 0.007 Yes

Malta 0.016 451,784 1.086 Yes

Marshall Islands 0.001 28,237 0.503 Yes

Mauritania 0.002 56,473 0.016 No

Mauritius 0.013 367,075 0.291 Yes

Mexico 1.842 52,011,690 0.434 No

Micronesia 0.001 28,237 0.279 Yes

Moldova 0.003 84,709 0.024 Yes

Monaco 0.012 338,838 9.170 Yes

Mongolia 0.003 84,709 0.028 No

Montenegro 0.005 141,183 0.228 Yes

Morocco 0.062 1,750,665 0.052 Yes

Mozambique 0.003 84,709 0.003 Yes

Myanmar 0.010 282,365 0.005 Yes

Namibia 0.010 282,365 0.134 Yes

Nauru 0.001 28,237 2.800 No

Nepal 0.006 169,419 0.006 Yes

The Netherlands 1.654 46,703,222 2.769 Yes

New Zealand 0.253 7,143,842 1.577 Yes

Nicaragua 0.003 84,709 0.014 Yes

Niger 0.002 56,473 0.003 Yes

Nigeria 0.090 2,541,288 0.014 No

Norway 0.851 24,029,288 4.677 Yes

Oman 0.102 2,880,126 0.711 No

Pakistan 0.085 2,400,105 0.013 No

Palau 0.001 28,237 1.351 No

Panama 0.026 734,150 0.198 No

Papua New Guinea 0.004 112,946 0.015 No

Paraguay 0.010 282,365 0.041 No

Peru 0.117 3,303,674 0.107 Yes

Philippines 0.154 4,348,426 0.043 Yes

Poland 0.921 26,005,845 0.676 No

Portugal 0.474 13,384,116 1.277 Yes

Qatar 0.209 5,901,435 2.841 Yes

Romania 0.226 6,381,456 0.320 No

Russian Federation 2.438 68,840,662 0.471 Yes

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Country

% Share of Total Dues

Dues Owed 2014

Member Dues Per Capita

Dues Paid in 2016?

Rwanda 0.002 56,473 0.005 Yes

Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.001 28,237 0.513 Yes

Saint Lucia 0.001 28,237 0.153 Yes

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.001 28,237 0.259 No

Samoa 0.001 28,237 0.150 Yes

San Marino 0.003 84,709 2.514 Yes

São Tomé and Príncipe 0.001 28,237 0.151 No

Saudi Arabia 0.864 24,396,363 0.793 No

Senegal 0.006 169,419 0.013 Yes

Serbia 0.040 1,129,461 0.158 Yes

Seychelles 0.001 28,237 0.310 Yes

Sierra Leone 0.001 28,237 0.005 Yes

Singapore 0.384 10,842,828 1.982 Yes

Slovakia 0.171 4,828,447 0.891 Yes

Slovenia 0.100 2,823,653 1.368 Yes

Solomon Islands 0.001 28,237 0.049 Yes

Somalia 0.001 28,237 0.003 No

South Africa 0.372 10,503,989 0.195 Yes

South Sudan 0.004 112,946 0.010 Yes

Spain 2.973 83,947,207 1.805 Yes

Sri Lanka 0.025 705,913 0.035 Yes

Sudan 0.010 282,365 0.008 No

Suriname 0.004 112,946 0.211 No

Swaziland 0.003 84,709 0.067 No

Sweden 0.960 27,107,070 2.793 Yes

Switzerland 1.047 29,563,648 3.612 Yes

Syrian Arab Republic 0.036 1,016,515 0.046 No

Tajikistan 0.003 84,709 0.010 No

Tanzania 0.009 254,129 0.006 No

Thailand 0.239 6,748,531 0.104 No

Timor-Leste 0.002 56,473 0.047 Yes

Togo 0.001 28,237 0.004 No

Tonga 0.001 28,237 0.273 Yes

Trinidad and Tobago 0.044 1,242,407 0.936 No

Tunisia 0.036 1,016,515 0.093 No

Turkey 1.328 37,498,113 0.489 Yes

Turkmenistan 0.019 536,494 0.101 Yes

Tuvalu 0.001 28,237 2.494 Yes

Uganda 0.006 169,419 0.005 Yes

Ukraine 0.099 2,795,416 0.065 Yes

United Arab Emirates 0.595 16,800,736 1.779 Yes

United Kingdom 5.179 146,236,994 2.281 Yes

United States of America 22.000 621,203,682 1.949 No

Uruguay 0.052 1,468,300 0.431 Yes

Uzbekistan 0.015 423,548 0.014 Yes

Vanuatu 0.001 28,237 0.107 No

Venezuela 0.627 17,704,305 0.586 No

Vietnam 0.042 1,185,934 0.013 No

Yemen 0.010 282,365 0.011 No

Zambia 0.006 169,419 0.011 No

Zimbabwe 0.002 56,473 0.004 Yes

Total 100.000 $2,823,653,100 0.389 —

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