The UN’s core functions – leaving aside peacekeeping missions but including its operations at its New York headquarters; at offices in Geneva, Vienna, and Nairobi; and at the five regional commissions around the world – now employ 44,000 people at a cost of around $2.5 billion a year. That might sound like a lot, but the Tokyo Fire Department spends about the same amount each year, and the Australian Department of Human Services spends $3 billion more (with less staff).
如今，联合国的核心功能——不包括维和任务但包括其在纽约总部、日内瓦、维也纳和内罗毕办事处以及在世界各地的五个地区委员会的作业——聘用了44 000人，每年为此支出25亿美元。这个数字看起来很大，但东京消防厅每年的支出就达到了相同的规模，而澳大利亚人力资源部的支出要比这多出30亿美元（而且人数更少）。而这只是联合国193个成员国中的两个国家的两个部门。