Turkey becomes full member of UN Geneva Group
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Turkey's humanitarian and development aid has increased in recent years and it has shown increasing interest in joining the Geneva Group, the top contributors to the UN budget.
Turkey has become one of the top contributors to the UN budget, allowing it to become a full member of the Geneva Group - a 16 member group founded half a century ago, which focuses on improving governance and management across UN, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Thursday.
To become a full member countries are required to make more than 1% contribution to UN's budget - which is $5.53 billion for 2014-2015.
Turkey contributed 1.32 per cent to the 2013 UN budget, which is worth $37 million.
The Geneva Group also "possess like-mindedness on administrative and financial matters and its members are; Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K.
The Geneva Group is permanently co-chaired by the US and the UK, the UN Directors meet twice a year.
To become a full member countries are required to make more than 1% contribution to UN's budget - which is $5.53 billion for 2014-2015.
Turkey contributed 1.32 per cent to the 2013 UN budget, which is worth $37 million.
The Geneva Group also "possess like-mindedness on administrative and financial matters and its members are; Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K.
The Geneva Group is permanently co-chaired by the US and the UK, the UN Directors meet twice a year.
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