The US withdrew from 66 international organizations under an executive order by President Trump

On January 7, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

A statement posted on the White House website said: "Today, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations that no longer serve U.S. interests."

The memorandum requires all government departments and executive agencies to cease their involvement with and funding of 35 non-UN organizations and 31 UN agencies that operate "contrary to the national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty of the United States."

This move follows a mandated review, scheduled for early 2026, of all international intergovernmental organizations, conventions, and treaties to which the U.S. is a member, a party, or is funded or supported by the U.S.

The announcement also stated that withdrawing from international organizations "would end the use of American taxpayers' money and American involvement in bodies that advance global agendas rather than American priorities, or that address important issues in such an ineffective or inefficient manner that American taxpayers' money should be allocated in other, better ways to support relevant missions."

Since the start of his second term, Trump has sought to drastically cut U.S. funding for the United Nations, end U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council, extend the funding freeze for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and withdraw from the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He has also announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Source: Lam Dong News