New York, Dec 28 (IANS): The General Assembly has approved an annual regular budget for the UN, in its first annual planning and budgeting in 45 years.
The budget for 2020 is $3.074 billion, compared with $2.849 billion for 2019, Xinhua news agency reported.
Since 1974, the UN budget had been prepared every two years.
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 budget for its peacekeeping operations.
The peacekeeping budget is $6.51 billion for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2020.
The regular budget covers the calendar year.