United Nations, Dec 31 (IANS): The General Assembly has approved an annual regular budget for the UN of about $3.396 billion.
The 2023 budget is higher than that of 2022, which stood at $3.122 billion, reports Xinhua news agency.
The regular budget covers UN activities across a range of areas, including political affairs, international justice and law, regional cooperation for development, human rights and humanitarian affairs, and public information.
The world body has a separate peacekeeping budget, which has a fiscal cycle ending on June 30.
The regular budget covers the calendar year.