United Nations: As A Punishment, Venezuela And Iran Lose UN Voting Rights
Iran and seven other states are behind with payments to the United Nations. As a punishment, they are no longer allowed to vote in the central UN advisory body. Venezuela, Iran and six other countries have lost their voting rights in the United Nations because they are in arrears with their contributions. With immediate effect, Sudan, the island state of Antigua and Barbuda, the Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have also lost their voting rights in the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary General António Guterres informed the body in a letter on Wednesday. The General Assembly has the opportunity to restore the voting rights of affected states if it is of the opinion that a country is in default of payment due to events beyond its control. He Wants To Set Limits For NATO According to Guterres, Iran is missing the equivalent of around 15 million euros, Venezuela almost 35 million euros and Sudan around 260,000 euros. The other countries have smaller a...