EU criticizes US for $640 million cut to UN agencies
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UNITED NATIONS -- Putting money into U.N. agencies, where the Trump administration has just cut U.S. funding by $640 million, is as important to global peace and security as defense spending -- "and sometimes even more," a top European Union official said Tuesday.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told the U.N. Security Council that she wanted to speak directly to the bloc's "American friends" with a clear message: Military capabilities are only one element in the EU's security strategy, which also stresses economic development, strong state institutions, good health care, education and democracy.
