CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

Mr Simon S C Tay asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will specify the international organisations in the United Nations to which Singapore makes voluntary contributions and the respective amounts given to each of these organisations in each of the last ten years.

Prof S Jayakumar: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs administers Singapore's voluntary contributions to:

(i) The four International Organisations (IOs) within the United Nations as follows: United Nations Development Fund (UNDP);

(ii) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (with effect from 1991);

(iii) The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) (with effect from 1996); and

(iv) The United Nations International Commission on Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (only one ad hoc payment was made). Table of Singapore's contributions from 1988 to date:

Singapore's Voluntary Contributions to International Organisations within the UN.

Organisation 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 UNDP $305,230 $269,200 $255,356 $240,000 $240,000 $240,000 $260,000 $240,000 $220,000 $255,000 [$300,000] UNICEF $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $20,000 $40,000 $50,000 UNIFEM $10,000 $20,000 [$40,000] UNCITRAL $2,000 TOTAL $305,230 $269,200 $255,356 $250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $270,000 $250,000 $250,000 $317,000 $390,000 Notes:

1. All figures are expressed in US dollars.

2. Figures for 1998 are based on pledges/payments made as of

13 Feb 98.

3. Payments which have been pledged but not yet made are in square brackets.

4. Payments to the UNDP include contributions to the Government Local Offices Costs (GLOC) for its KL office.

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

UNIFEM United Nations Development Programme for Women