Will we lose the UN? Nah. We will simply have it around as furniture.
It has pretty much been that way as far as i am concerned. It is a very slow and inefficient organization and nobody can claim that its impact is felt around the world. Yes, they do some stuff, but it is definitely not enough, and nothing close to what their core function is, not to mention how slow they are to respond to crisis/emergencies.
That said, they are obviously worse off without these fundings; so it is either they somewhat yield to demands or they would be completely irrelevant as an organization.
Well, the payment alone is not that big, as for such big economies, countries like the US and China, it is very easy to pay such an amount back, but I am also wondering why they are not paying it back. According to my best knowledge, currently situation of the US economy is not that good at this time.
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Another thing is that I don't know why China is not paying that amount, as it is in fine condition compared to the US right now. What do you think about that?
It is all politics. They understand how important their funding is to the U.N., so they are trying to use it to influence the organization through the card they hold.