The approved 2025 regular budget (RB) of $3.72 billion is about $1 million more than what the Secretary-General proposed to Parliament’s Fifth Committee (which oversees administrative and budgetary affairs) in October. It turns out.
This includes technical coordination with the adoption of other resolutions and decisions by United Nations intergovernmental bodies since the budget was submitted. The total budget for 2025 is $3,717,379,600.
The regular budget funds United Nations programs across key areas such as political affairs, international justice and law, regional cooperation for development, human rights and humanitarian issues, and public information.
Additionally, the organization maintains a clear budget for peacekeeping operations, with a fiscal cycle from July 1 to June 30, and an RB cycle aligned with the calendar year.
LLDC action plan
In a separate action, the General Assembly adopted a ten-year plan of action for landlocked developing countries for the period 2024-2034, aimed at addressing the unique challenges faced by countries without direct access to the open sea. did.
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) face significant trade and development hurdles due to their dependence on transit countries, which leads to higher trade costs, delays, and reduced competitiveness in global markets.
The action plan sets out five priorities: fostering sustainable economic growth through innovation and structural transformation, strengthening regional trade integration, improving transport connectivity, building resilience to climate change, and ensuring effective implementation strategies. has been identified.
The new framework builds on the Vienna Action Plan (2014-2024) and Almaty Action Plan (2003), which laid the foundation for addressing the persistent obstacles plaguing LLDCs.