"President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies, and commissions, following his administration's review of participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the United Nations, according to a White House release. Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor, migration and other issues the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and "woke" initiatives."
""The Trump Administration has found these institutions to be redundant in their scope, mismanaged, unnecessary, wasteful, poorly run, captured by the interests of actors advancing their own agendas contrary to our own, or a threat to our nation's sovereignty, freedoms, and general prosperity," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement."
President Trump signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 international organizations after a review of participation and funding. Most targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions, and advisory panels focused on climate, labor, migration, and issues labeled as catering to diversity and "woke" initiatives. The list also includes non-U.N. bodies such as the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, and the Global Counterterrorism Forum. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the institutions were found redundant, mismanaged, wasteful, captured by self-interested actors, or threats to sovereignty and prosperity. The decision follows earlier U.S. suspensions from WHO, UNRWA, UN Human Rights Council, and UNESCO. The moves reduce U.S. engagement in multilateral problem-solving.
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