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The United Kingdom is a founding member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council.[1][2]
As the fifth largest provider of financial contributions to the United Nations, the UK provided 5 percent of the UN budget in 2015,[3] and 6.7 percent of the peacekeeping budget.[4] British English is one of the six official languages of the United Nations,[5] and the United Kingdom is home to the International Maritime Organization, whose head office is in London.
Permanent Missions of the United Kingdom to the United Nations are maintained in New York City, Geneva, and Vienna. These diplomatic missions represent the UK during negotiations and ensure Britain's interests and views are taken into account by UN bodies and other member states.[6]
^"Founding Member States". United Nations. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^"Current Members". United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^"Assessment of Member States' contributions to the United Nations regular budget for the year 2015". United Nations Secretariat. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^"Financing peacekeeping". United Nations Peacekeeping. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^"Spelling". United Nations Editorial Manual Online. Retrieved 30 October 2015; "Search Tips". United Nations. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
^"UK Mission to UN New York"; "UK Mission to the UN Geneva"; "UK Mission to the UN Vienna". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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