United States Exits 66 International Organizations

The Trump administration, led by Donald Trump, announced its decision to withdraw the United States from 66 international organizations, including the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This move, confirmed by the United States — White House and justified by the United States — United States Department of State, is part of a broader strategy to retreat from global cooperation, with the administration citing redundancy, mismanagement, and threats to national sovereignty as reasons for the withdrawals. The decision follows previous suspensions of support for entities like the World Health Organization, UNRWA, the United Nations Human Rights Council, and UNESCO. Critics, including Daniel Forti of the International Crisis Group and former United States — White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy, view this as a 'my way or the highway' approach to multilateralism, potentially hindering global efforts on climate change and other issues. While Donald Trump's administration aims to redirect taxpayer money to expand American influence in key standard-setting U.N. initiatives where there is competition with China, the withdrawals have already forced the United Nations to implement staffing and program cuts and led to project closures for many non-governmental agencies due to slashed foreign assistance through the United States — United States Agency for International Development. Joe Biden had previously restored funding to the United Nations Population Fund, reversing a cut by Donald Trump.