Trump Announces US Withdrawal From 66 Global Bodies

Washington-(Special Corresponded/Web Desk)-President Donald Trump has announced plans for the United States to withdraw from 66 United Nations and international organizations, including key bodies working on climate change, peace, democracy, and global health, marking one of the most significant pullbacks from international engagement in recent US history.

In a presidential memorandum issued Wednesday evening, Trump said a comprehensive review had identified several organizations, conventions, and treaties deemed contrary to US national interests. He directed the administration to end American participation and halt all financial contributions to the listed entities.

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According to the White House, the decision affects 35 non-UN organizations, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The withdrawal also covers 31 UN-related bodies, such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Democracy Fund, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and the UN Office of the Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict.

UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the organization expected to respond formally to the announcement by Thursday morning.

Experts noted that the IPCC, although listed as a non-UN body by the White House, is a UN-affiliated organization that assesses climate change evidence and informs political decision-making worldwide.

Since the start of his second term in January 2025, Trump has already withdrawn the US from:

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• Paris Climate Agreement

• UN Human Rights Council

All three organizations had also been targeted during Trump’s first administration but were later reinstated by President Joe Biden.

The US withdrawal from WHO will take effect on January 22, 2026, one year after the White House first ordered it. Between 2024 and 2025, the US contributed $261 million, roughly 18% of the organization’s total funding.

Trump’s decision continues a broader pattern of US disengagement from global governance frameworks, including:

• Imposing sanctions on UN special rapporteurs and diplomats.

• Threatening countries over UN votes regarding Israel.

• Blocking climate agreements, such as shipping fuel levies, through diplomatic pressure.

The withdrawal also affects funding bans, such as the ongoing US restriction on the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which started under Biden.