The current cash balance for the United Nations regular budget is "only sufficient to meet legal obligations through the middle of August" — not through December — the Organization's top management official told the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), urging Member States either to pay their assessed contributions in full and on time or to fundamentally overhaul the UN's financial rules to avert imminent collapse.

Dr Farooq addresses NC’s Working Committee meeting of district Srinagar Srinagar, May 6: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah Wednesday asked party cadres to "stay vigilant and alert the public about Delhi-made parties attempting to undermine and obstruct the functioning of the popularly elected government led by Omar Abdullah." He made these remarks while chairing a one-day Working Committee meeting of District Srinagar at the party headquarters, Nawa-e-Subha. The meeting was organized by District President Srinagar Peer Afaq Ahmad and was attended by Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar; Additional General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan; Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani; MLAs Mubarak Gul, Ali Muhammad Dar, Tanvir Sadiq, Ahsan Pardesi, Shameema Firdous, Mushtaq Ahmad Guroo, and Salman Ali Sagar; Provincial President Kashmir Showkat Ahmad Mir; Women’s Wing Provincial President Er. Sabiya Qadri; Minority Wing Organiser JS Azad; Provincial Secretary Syed Tawqeer; Trade Union Convenor Ghulam Muhammad Hamdard; besides District Srinagar block presidents and office bearers.