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Budget and finance

Fifth Committee post-mortem
The death spiral begins
Jan 16 • Eugene Chen
Getting the UN Support Office in Haiti off the ground
A refresher on mission start-up financing
Nov 6, 2025 • Eugene Chen
How do you solve a problem like "within existing resources"?
You're doing it wrong
Oct 30, 2025 • Eugene Chen
The contingency plan for peacekeeping financing, explained
Not a budget cut
Oct 23, 2025 • Eugene Chen
UN80: Nobody wants this
Reflections on the 2026 revised estimates, part 2 of 2
Sep 25, 2025 • Eugene Chen
How to prioritize and sequence mandates
TL;DR: it doesn't involve the Security Council
Aug 14, 2025 • Eugene Chen
Towards a full spectrum of UN peace operations
Getting back on track
Aug 7, 2025 • Eugene Chen
Budgets, bureaucracy, and the blame game in UN peacekeeping
Passing the buck
Jul 3, 2025 • Eugene Chen
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