Salaries of United Nations staff are paid by the United Nations Fund. The source of funds for the United Nations consists of three parts. First, the normal budget funds. To be shared by all Member States in a certain proportion. According to Article 17 of the Charter of the United Nations, "the expenses of the Organization shall be borne by Member States according to the allocation quota of the General Assembly". The scale of assessment should be fully discussed and negotiated by Member States and decided by the General Assembly. The scale of contributions is reviewed every three years, and each scale is adjusted to reflect the latest economic situation in the world. The basic principle of drawing up the scale of assessments is the principle of "capacity to pay", that is, the contributions of the United Nations are apportioned according to the respective economic strength of Member States. In order to make the scale fairer and more in line with the principle of capacity to pay, the current scale also has upper and lower limits. In 20 13, the United Nations adopted a new proportion of the regular budget. The United States remains the largest contributor to the United Nations, and its budget share of 22% remains unchanged. Japan ranked second, but the payment ratio dropped from the previous 13.5% to 10.8%. China has greatly increased from the previous 3. 19% to 5 15% (with a total amount of about US$ 654.38+300 million), surpassing Italy and Canada and becoming the sixth largest contributor to the United Nations. The third to fifth places are Germany 7. 14 1%, France 5.593% and Britain 5. 179% respectively. . Two. Peacekeeping operation funds. The cost of United Nations peacekeeping operations is basically shared by Member States, but the share ratio is different from that of the regular budget. Peacekeeping costs are increased on the basis of normal budget allocation. In this way, Member States are divided into four groups. Group A consists of five permanent members, Group B consists of developed countries, Group C consists of economically underdeveloped countries, and Group D consists of specially designated economically least developed countries. According to the regulations, the countries in Group B pay according to their normal budget share, the countries in Group C pay according to 20% of their normal budget share, and the countries in Group D pay according to 10% of their normal budget, while the five permanent members have to bear the rest besides paying according to their normal budget. Three. Voluntary contributions from Member States. Many United Nations agencies rely on voluntary contributions from the governments of Member States to carry out their activities, the most important of which are the United Nations Development Programme, UNEP, UNFPA, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNHCR, the Industrial Development Organization, the World Food Programme and so on. In addition to government contributions, agencies such as the United Nations Development Programme and UNEP also receive a small amount of funds from the United Nations regular budget for administrative and management expenses. Every year from June 5438 to1October 065438, the United Nations Pledging Conference is held at the United Nations Headquarters in new york as scheduled.