The US withdraws from dozens of international bodies, including climate-focused organizations

"In a new executive order, President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will withdraw from 66 international organizations and bodies, including several focused on tackling climate change. Trump made his disregard for climate change clear when he withdrew the US from the Paris climate agreement for a second time in early 2025, but these new withdrawals further confirm the second Trump administration is against global collaboration in general."

"Among the organizations targeted, the US will no longer participate in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and organizations focused on trade, conservation, reproductive rights and immigration, like International Trade Centre, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the UN Population Fund and the Global Forum on Migration and Development. In the case of the United Nations-affiliated organizations, the US ending its participation also means withdrawing funding."

"According to the White House, the organizations the US is leaving "promote radical climate policies, global governance and ideological programs that conflict with US sovereignty and economic strength." Withdrawing is supposed to save taxpayers money, though the White House's fact sheet on the executive order neglects to say how much will be saved or how that saved money will be spent now that it's not supporting the United Nations."

The president ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including major climate bodies. The United States will leave the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the IPCC, and exit organizations related to trade, conservation, reproductive rights and migration such as the International Trade Centre, IUCN and the UN Population Fund. Ending participation in UN-affiliated groups will also end U.S. funding. The White House said the organizations promote policies that conflict with U.S. sovereignty and claimed the moves will save taxpayer money without offering estimates. A former vice president said the withdrawals undo diplomacy and undermine climate science. The practical impact of lost funding remains uncertain.

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