US President Donald Trump signed this Wednesday (7) an executive order to withdraw the country from 66 international organizations and stop participating in international treaties that, in his discretion, are contrary to national interests, including the withdrawal of 31 entities from the United Nations (UN).
Non-UN entities include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the World Forum on Migration and Development, and the Online Freedom Coalition.
The presidential order also determines that the US withdraws from UN organizations such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), among others.
The document, which was shared by the White House, details that all US executive departments and agencies must cease both participation in and funding from these entities following a review ordered by Trump to assess US financial support for groups it considers contrary to its sovereignty and economic priorities.
The official document states that the measure responds to the fact that these institutions “act in a manner contrary to US national interests, security, economic prosperity or sovereignty” and pursue “globalist agendas”, which do not align with Washington’s priorities.
The White House also stated that the decision will end funding for these entities with American taxpayer money and will allow the country to redirect resources to “domestic and political priorities that favor its independence.”
The announcement falls within a broad US withdrawal from multilateral organizations and agreements, such as the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Human Rights Council and the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2025.
