US will exit dozens of international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation

"Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues that 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, the State Department said in a statement."

"President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the United Nations, according to a U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a presidential decision that had not yet been publicly announced."

President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions after directing a review of participation in and funding for international organizations. Most targeted entities are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels focused on climate, labor and other issues labeled by the administration as catering to diversity and woke initiatives. The State Department said the administration found many institutions redundant, mismanaged, unnecessary, wasteful, poorly run, captured by actors advancing agendas contrary to U.S. interests, or threatening national sovereignty, freedoms and prosperity. The move follows earlier suspensions of support for WHO, UNRWA, UNHRC and UNESCO.

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