Netherlands and the United Nations
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands is one of the 51 founding members of the United Nations having signed the United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945. It primarily represents the northwestern European country of the Netherlands, although it also represents the smaller island countries of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten under the Kingdom's control.
The Netherlands has been a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for six terms (a total of 10 years), with the most recent being a 2018 one-year term.
The Netherlands is a charter member of the United Nations and participates in all of its specialised agencies. It is home to The Hague, which is the headquarters of the International Court of Justice and Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The Netherlands has contributed 13 troops to United Nations peacekeeping efforts as of 2024.
Classification
The Kingdom of Netherlands participates in the Western European and Others Group regional grouping. Its constituent countries are part of different geographical subregions: The Netherlands is part of Western Europe while Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten are part of the Caribbean subregion and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) intermediary region. In addition, the Caribbean Netherlands non-country islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba also belong to the Caribbean subregion and LAC intermediary region.
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The regular budget of the United Nations is financed through compulsory contributions from its member states.
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