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In December 2007, the U.N. General Assembly broke with a 20-year tradition of adopting budgetary decisions only by consensus by approving the 2008-2009 regular budget over a U.S. objection.
The bulk of the U.N. membership does not care about U.N. reform,effectiveness, accountability, or oversight. Instead, these member states are focused on increasing the scope of the organization'spower as a means for amplifying their own influence and prioritiesand using the organization as a lever to extract increasedinternational aid and transfers.