Order involves 31 United Nations organizations and 35 non-UN entities
The president signed a decree this Wednesday (7) ordering the withdrawal of 66 international organizations that “no longer serve national interests”, announced the White House. The order involves 31 United Nations organizations and 35 entities that do not belong to the UN, it said in a statement published on X, without naming them. This is not the first time the Republican has made this decision. At the beginning of his second term, he had already withdrawn Washington from several global entities in his second term.
As happened in his first term, Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), to which Washington had returned under the presidency of Joe Biden.
Furthermore, it closed its doors to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Trump administration also largely reduced American aid abroad, which affected the budgets of numerous UN organizations that were forced to reduce their activities on the ground, such as the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP).
From the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly in September, Donald Trump launched a frontal attack against the UN, which, according to him, is “a long way from reaching its potential”.
Check the list of organizations included
Non-UN
- 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Pact;
- Colombo Plan Council;
- Environmental Cooperation Commission;
- Education cannot wait;
- European Center of Excellence for Combat
- Hybrid Threats;
- Forum of European National Road Research Laboratories;
- Online Freedom Coalition;
- Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund;
- Global Counterterrorism Forum;
- Global Forum on Cyber Expertise;
- Global Forum on Migration and Development;
- Inter-American Institute for Research on Global Change;
- Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development;
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
- Intergovernmental Science and Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services;
- International Center for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage;
- International Cotton Advisory Committee;
- Organization of International Development Law;
- International Energy Forum;
- International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies;
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance;
- International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law;
- International Study Group on Lead and Zinc;
- International Renewable Energy Agency;
- International Solar Alliance;
- International Tropical Timber Organization;
- International Union for Conservation of Nature;
- Pan-American Institute of Geography and History;
- Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation;
- Regional Cooperation Agreement to Combat Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia;
- Regional Cooperation Council;
- Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century;
- Center for Science and Technology in Ukraine;
- Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program; and
- Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.
Belonging to the UN
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs;
- UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) — Economic Commission for Africa;
- ECOSOC — Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean;
- ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific;
- ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia;
- International Law Commission;
- International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals;
- International Trade Center;
- Office of the Special Adviser for Africa;
- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict;
- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict;
- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children;
- Peace Building Commission;
- Peace Building Fund;
- Permanent Forum on People of African Descent;
- UN Alliance of Civilizations;
- UN Collaborative Program to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Countries in
- Development;
- UN Conference on Trade and Development;
- UN Fund for Democracy;
- Energia is also HIM;
- UN Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment;
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
- UN Human Settlements Program;
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research;
- UN Oceans;
- UN Population Fund;
- UN Register of Conventional Weapons;
- Council of Executive Directors of the UN System for Coordination;
- United Nations System General Staff College;
- UN Water;
- UN University.
*With information from AFP
