US Aid Does Not Translate into Votes in teh UN General Assembly
Created on February 25, 2013
CHART 2
U.S./U.N. NON-CONSENSUS VOTE COINCIDENCE
Important
Overall
Percentage of overall votes and important votes in the U.N., 2002–2011, that coincided with the U.S. vote
U.S. AID
Total development assistance from the U.S., 2001–2010,
In billions of constant 2011 dollars
30 Largest Recipients of U.S. Aid
Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Israel, Colombia, Jordan, Kenya, Haiti, Uganda, South Africa, Indonesia, Nigeria, Peru, India, Mozambique, Tanzania, Bolivia, Georgia, Ukraine, Congo, Zambia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Kazakhstan, Micronesia
Sources: U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants, http://gbk.eads.usaidallnet.gov (accessed February 25, 2013), and authors’ correspondence with USAID Economic Analysis and Data Services; U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Voting Practices in the United Nations, 2002–2011, http://www.state.gov/p/io/rls/rpt/ (accessed February 25, 2013).
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