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| Reality Bites: UN members Order Staff And Budget Cut |
| 2013-12-31 |
| [AFP] The UN General Assembly ordered a staff and the budget cut for the world body under pressure from the United States and other austerity-stricken industrialized powers. After protracted negotiations, the 193 nation assembly on Friday agreed to cut 221 staff at the UN headquarters and ordered a one-year pay freeze for the more than 10,000 workers in New York. UN members also voted to cut the UN's general budget to $5.5 billion for 2014-15, $50 million below the final spending level for the previous two years. |
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