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The United Nations is cutting staff for the first ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary in its history. The U.N. General Assembly approved a ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary cut for the first time ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary the international ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary was created in 1945. The decision means a ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary of 219 positions, which represents two per cent of all U.N. ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary. In addition, the General Assembly authorised freezes on pay rises for one year and ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary for two years. It acted in response to pressures from ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary states to reduce spending. Many governments around the world say they are struggling to meet their share of ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary to fund the global organisation. Many nations are still suffering from ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary measures taken after the global financial crisis.

The United States' ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary to the U.N. Joe Torsella said the cuts were "crucial" and would "eliminate ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary, duplicative or outdated posts". He told the General Assembly: "At a time when the ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary and crucial services of many…organisations have been squeezed, these ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary will hold compensation costs in ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary, until we can act in the next ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary." He added: "Our shared goal should be to ensure that the United Nations can maximise the ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary that it delivers with the amount of resources that ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary states are ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary able to provide." The United States, which pays 22 per cent of the U.N. budget, is the biggest ambassadorausteritybenefitsbodybudgetscollectivelycontributionsfinancialmeasuresmemberplacepostsreductionresultssessionsincestafftimeunnecessary contributor to the United Nations.