""Anyone who has followed developments over the last year will not be surprised by this decision of the U.S. government," Aidan Eyakuze, the CEO of OGP, said in a statement."
""the United States is committed to transparency and accountability, but cannot support an organization that wastes money, promotes harmful ideological agendas, and degrades American sovereignty and democratic integrity.""
""The United States strictly opposes participation in any body that seeks to erode U.S. national sovereignty," Forst wrote in the letter withdrawing the U.S. from the OGP."
"Forst accused the OGP of embracing "divisive ideological agendas" such as "feminism" and "LGBTQ+ advocacy," and of being ineffective in its mission."
The United States withdrew from the Open Government Partnership, a multilateral initiative on government transparency and accountability founded over a decade ago. The General Services Administration notified OGP that the United States could not support an organization accused of wasting money, promoting harmful ideological agendas, and degrading American sovereignty and democratic integrity. GSA had led U.S. implementation of OGP commitments but dissolved the implementation committee last year. Civil society and open government advocates view the departure as part of a broader pattern of backsliding on transparency, pointing to missing government data and attacks on the independent press. OGP notes membership does not create legal obligations and that over 70 countries and many local governments and civil society organizations remain involved.
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