Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal from Multiple UN Agencies
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will withdraw from dozens of international and U.N. entities. This includes the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and UN Women, claiming they operate against U.S. national interests.
The memo lists 35 non-U.N. groups and 31 U.N. bodies. Among them is the UNFCCC, the main climate treaty linked to the 2015 Paris agreement. The United States did not attend last year’s annual U.N. climate summit, the first absence in three decades.
Trump’s administration will also quit the U.N. Population Fund, which supports family planning and maternal and child health in over 150 countries. Withdrawal includes ending U.S. participation and funding to the extent allowed by law. Most voluntary U.S. funding for U.N. agencies has already been sharply reduced.
Long-Standing Skepticism
Trump’s decision reflects his long-standing scepticism of multilateral organisations, which he has often criticised for inefficiency, high costs, and lack of accountability. Over the past year, he has reduced U.S. contributions to the U.N., halted engagement with the Human Rights Council, extended funding cuts to UNRWA, and left UNESCO. He has also indicated plans to exit the World Health Organization and the Paris climate accord.
Other organisations on the list include the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, the International Energy Forum, the U.N. Register of Conventional Arms, and the U.N. Peacebuilding Commission.
The White House said the withdrawals are part of a review of international organisations and treaties and aim to stop funding for entities that promote globalist agendas over U.S. priorities.
«These withdrawals will end American taxpayer support for bodies that address issues inefficiently or conflict with U.S. sovereignty, allowing funds to be better allocated elsewhere,» the statement said.
Kursiv also reports that the United States seized two oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the Atlantic Ocean.
