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NSIAD-85-14 1 (1984-12-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabewp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Committee On Foreign Relations United States Senate OF THE UNITED STATES U.S. Participation In U.N. Program Budgets The program budgets of the United Nations and its specialized agencies have grown significantly over time, resulting in proportionate increases in the amount of U.S. assessed contributions to the organiz- ations. The extent to which this budget growth can be restrained depends, in part, upon the ability of those nations favoring budget restraint, including the United States, to influence the organizations to adopt lower levels of program growth. This is difficult because a majority of member nations favor program expansion. Since 1981, the United States has emphasized a broad policy calling for zero net program growth which has apparently contributed to lower levels of program growth in the 1984-85 budgets. GAO believes that one way to complement these efforts which could be beneficial in influencing the organizations' program budgets rests with identifying specific areas and means of attaining program and cost reductions and communicating these to the organizations' secretariats early in the budget formulation process. *Z S, 0 GAO/NSIAD-85-14 oj 6 C'p DECEMBER 28, 1984