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1,834 posted on 01/07/2026 9:39:21 PM PST by foldspace
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U.S. Action On January 7, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing all executive departments and agencies to immediately cease U.S. participation in and funding of 66 international organizations identified as contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty.

This action, building on Executive Order 14199, withdraws from 31 UN entities and 35 non-UN bodies following a comprehensive review, ending taxpayer support for entities seen as advancing globalist, inefficient, or hostile agendas and redirecting resources to America First priorities.

31 UN Entities

NameSponsorsHeadCost (US FY est.)Desc (<20 chars)
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)UN General AssemblyLi JunhuaPart of UN budget (~$100M share)Econ/social policy
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)UN ECOSOCClaver Gatete~$20MAfrica development
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)UN ECOSOCJosé Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs~$15MLatin Amer econ
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)UN ECOSOCArmida Alisjahbana~$25MAsia-Pacific dev
UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)UN ECOSOCRola Dashti~$10MWestern Asia dev
International Law CommissionUN General AssemblyN/A (Chair rotates)MinimalIntl law codification
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal TribunalsUN Security CouncilGraciela Gatti Santana~$20MWar crimes tribunals
International Trade Centre (ITC)UN/WTOPamela Coke-Hamilton~$20MTrade development
Office of the Special Adviser on AfricaUN SecretariatCristina DuarteMinimalAfrica coordination
Office of the SRSG for Children and Armed ConflictUN SecretariatVirginia Gamba~$5MChild protection
Office of the SRSG on Sexual Violence in ConflictUN SecretariatPramila Patten~$5MConflict sexual violence
Office of the SRSG on Violence Against ChildrenUN SecretariatNajat Maalla M'jidMinimalChild violence prev
Peacebuilding CommissionUN GA/Security CouncilN/A (Chair rotates)Part of UN budgetPost-conflict rebuild
Peacebuilding FundUN SecretariatElizabeth Spehar (asst.)~$50M voluntaryPeacebuilding support
Permanent Forum on People of African DescentUN Human Rights CouncilN/A (Chair rotates)MinimalAfrican descent issues
UN Alliance of CivilizationsUN General AssemblyMiguel Ángel Moratinos~$5MCultural dialogue
UN-REDD ProgrammeUNEP/FAO/UNDPTim Clairs~$10MForest conservation
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)UN General AssemblyRebeca Grynspan~$30MTrade/development
UN Democracy FundUN SecretariatAnnika Savill~$10M voluntaryDemocracy support
UN EnergyUN SecretariatN/A (coordinated)MinimalEnergy coordination
UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)UN General AssemblySima Bahous~$100M voluntaryGender equality
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)UN General AssemblySimon Stiell~$50MClimate negotiations
UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)UN General AssemblyAnacláudia Rossbach~$20MUrban development
UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)UN General AssemblyNikhil Seth~$10MTraining/research
UN OceansUN SecretariatN/A (coordinated)MinimalOcean governance
UN Population Fund (UNFPA)UN General AssemblyNatalia Kanem~$300M (pre-withhold)Population/reprod health
UN Register of Conventional ArmsUN SecretariatN/AMinimalArms transparency
UN System Chief Executives Board for CoordinationUN SecretariatAntónio Guterres (chair)Part of UN budgetUN system coord
UN System Staff CollegeUN SecretariatJafar JavanMinimalStaff training
UN WaterUN SecretariatN/A (coordinated)MinimalWater coordination
UN UniversityUN General AssemblyDavid M. Malone (rector)~$20MResearch/education

35 Non-UN Bodies

NameSponsorsHeadCost (US FY est.)Desc (<20 chars)
24/7 Carbon-Free Energy CompactMultilateral (Google/UN-led)VariousMinimal voluntaryCarbon-free energy
Colombo Plan CouncilAsia-Pacific statesN/AMinimalDevelopment aid
Commission for Environmental CooperationUS/Canada/Mexico (NAFTA)N/A (exec dir)~$10MNorth Amer environ
Education Cannot WaitMultilateral fundYasmine Sherif~$50M voluntaryEducation in crises
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid ThreatsEU/NATO statesTeija TiilikainenMinimalHybrid threats
Forum of European National Highway Research LaboratoriesEuropean statesN/AMinimalRoad research
Freedom Online CoalitionMultilateral democraciesN/AMinimalInternet freedom
Global Community Engagement and Resilience FundMultilateralN/A~$10MCounter-terrorism
Global Counterterrorism ForumMultilateralN/A~$5MCounter-terrorism
Global Forum on Cyber ExpertiseMultilateralN/AMinimalCyber capacity
Global Forum on Migration and DevelopmentMultilateral statesN/AMinimalMigration dialogue
Inter-American Institute for Global Change ResearchOAS statesN/A~$5MClimate research
Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable DevelopmentMultilateralGreg RadfordMinimalSustainable mining
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)UNEP/WMOJim Skea (2023-)~$10MClimate science
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)MultilateralAnne Larigauderie~$10MBiodiversity
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)MultilateralWebber Ndoro~$5MCultural heritage
International Cotton Advisory CommitteeCotton-producing statesN/AMinimalCotton trade
International Development Law OrganizationMultilateralJan Beagle~$10MRule of law
International Energy ForumProducer/consumer statesJoseph McMonigleMinimalEnergy dialogue
International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture AgenciesMultilateralMagdalena MorenoMinimalArts/culture
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)Multilateral statesKevin Casas-Zamora~$10MDemocracy support
International Institute for Justice and the Rule of LawMultilateralSteven Hill~$5MRule of law
International Lead and Zinc Study GroupMultilateralN/AMinimalMetals market
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)Member statesFrancesco La Camera~$20MRenewable energy
International Solar AllianceIndia/France-ledAjay Mathur~$10MSolar promotion
International Tropical Timber OrganizationProducer/consumer statesSheam Satkuru~$5MTimber trade
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Governments/NGOsGrethel Aguilar~$10M voluntaryConservation
Pan American Institute of Geography and HistoryOAS statesN/AMinimalGeography/history
Partnership for Atlantic CooperationAtlantic statesN/AMinimalAtlantic issues
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combatting Piracy (ReCAAP)Asian statesN/AMinimalAnti-piracy
Regional Cooperation CouncilSoutheast Europe statesMajlinda BreguMinimalRegional coop
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)MultilateralRana AdibMinimalRenewables policy
Science and Technology Center in UkraineMultilateralN/A~$10MNon-proliferation
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)Pacific statesSefanaia Nawadra~$5MPacific environ
Venice Commission of the Council of EuropeCouncil of EuropeClaire Bazy MalaurieMinimalConstitutional law

Notes: Sponsors indicate primary founding/governing bodies; heads are current or recent; costs are approximate pre-withdrawal U.S. contributions (assessed/voluntary, FY2024-2025 est.; many smaller entities have low/minimal direct funding); descriptions abbreviated for brevity. Some UN entities funded via core UN budget (U.S. assessed ~22%).


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