"President Donald Trump has ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including major UN agencies, hastening Washington's retreat from multilateral cooperation. Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday directing US departments to end participation in and funding for 31 United Nations entities and 35 non-UN organizations "as soon as possible," according to a White House release. Which prominent international bodies has the US withdrawn from? Here are some of the most important and well-known organizations the US is withdrawing from:"
"Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): The world's leading authority on climate science, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): The main UN body for climate negotiations UN Women: The main UN body on gender equality 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 UN Population Fund (UNFPA): Major UN agency on population, reproductive health, and demographics"
President Donald Trump ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations and major UN agencies, directing departments to end participation and funding for 31 UN entities and 35 non-UN organizations as soon as possible. The list includes key climate, gender, population, conservation, trade, urban, and renewable-energy bodies such as the IPCC, UNFCCC, UN Women, UNFPA, IUCN, UNCTAD, UN-Habitat, IRENA, and the International Solar Alliance. The order also targets regional cooperation and technical bodies including the Venice Commission, ReCAAP, the Colombo Plan Council, and the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said some institutions pursue agendas contrary to US interests. The action accelerates a retreat from multilateral cooperation and will cut US funding and participation across numerous global institutions.
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