Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Withdraws the United States from International Organizations that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

Whitehouse.gov ^ | January 7, 2026 | The Whitehouse

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WITHDRAWING FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations that no longer serve American interests.

• The Memorandum orders all Executive Departments and Agencies to cease participating in and funding 35 non-United Nations (UN) organizations and 31 UN entities that operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty.

• This follows a review ordered earlier this year of all international intergovernmental organizations, conventions, and treaties that the United States is a member of or party to, or that the United States funds or supports.

• These withdrawals will end American taxpayer funding and involvement in entities that advance globalist agendas over U.S. priorities, or that address important issues inefficiently or ineffectively such that U.S. taxpayer dollars are best allocated in other ways to support the relevant missions.

RESTORING AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY: President Trump is ending U.S. participation in international organizations that undermine America’s independence and waste taxpayer dollars on ineffective or hostile agendas.

• Many of these bodies promote radical climate policies, global governance, and ideological programs that conflict with U.S. sovereignty and economic strength.

• American taxpayers have spent billions on these organizations with little return, while they often criticize U.S. policies, advance agendas contrary to our values, or waste taxpayer dollars by purporting to address important issues but not achieving any real results.

• By exiting these entities, President Trump is saving taxpayer money and refocusing resources on America First priorities.

PUTTING AMERICA FIRST ON THE GLOBAL STAGE: President Trump has consistently fought to protect U.S. sovereignty and ensure international engagements serve American interests.

• Immediately upon returning to office, President Trump initiated the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement.

• On Day One of his Administration, President Trump also signed a Presidential Memorandum to notify the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development that its Global Tax Deal has no force or effect in the United States, and direct an investigation into whether foreign countries have tax rules in place that are extraterritorial or disproportionately affect American companies.

• Just weeks later, President Trump signed an Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and prohibiting any future funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for the Near East (UNRWA).

• He has prioritized American interests by redirecting focus and resources toward domestic priorities such as infrastructure, military readiness, and border security, and acting swiftly to protect American companies from foreign interference.

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[Taxman]

HUZZAH!

BRAVO ZULU, MR. PRESIDENT!

[Taxman]

PS

CAN THE U.N. BE FAR BEHIND?

[Navy Patriot]

President Donald J. Trump Withdraws the United States from International Organizations that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

Excellent!! I voted for this!

[Magnum44]

As much as I think the UN could just be dismantled, thats not what would happen, and if you want to be heard, you have to show up at the meeting.

So my suggestion, and that of others, is that the UN be moved out of the US, preferably to some $hithole country, we dont host and pay the rent anymore, and we can just have zoom meetings with them from here. When they ask for money, the answer is:

[limitedgov]

President Donald J. Trump, the gift who keeps on giving!

[ETCM]

While not a complete withdrawal, that is a significant focus of this act.

• United Nations (UN) Organizations the President Trump withdrew from under this EO:

- Department of Economic and Social Affairs

- UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) — Economic Commission for Africa

- ECOSOC — Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean;

- ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

- ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

- International Law Commission

- International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

- International Trade Centre

- Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

- 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

- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children

- Peacebuilding Commission

- Peacebuilding Fund

- Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

- UN Alliance of Civilizations

- UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries

- UN Conference on Trade and Development

- UN Democracy Fund

- UN Energy

- UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

- UN Human Settlements Programme

- UN Institute for Training and Research

- UN Oceans

- UN Population Fund

- UN Register of Conventional Arms

- UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination

- UN System Staff College

- UN Water

- UN University

[A strike]

"...if you want to be heard, you have to show up at the meeting." f 'the meeting' !

[Magnum44]

We could do that, but there may be a time when we want the leverage and we have to be there to speak for that. Not that we need world approval anymore for military action, but it served us in the Gulf War, and a few times since. We can bully anyone we want, but I am of the opinion that if you can convince people to join you voluntarily, that is preferred.

[Taxman]

Agreed!

Now, he needs to finish the deed!

Get the U.S out of the U.N. and the U. N. out of the U.S!

[Taxman]

THE WORLD DODGED A HUGE BULLET WHEN HE WAS ELECTED IN 2016 AND 2024!

[Taxman]

Roger that!

Get the U.S out of the U.N. and the U. N. out of the U.S!

[A strike]

If the ‘meeting’ is anti-US, which it invariably is, it is counter our interest to engage with it giving it credibility.
Better to shut all anti US elements, external and internal, out.

[gildafarrell]

Hot diggity dog, Mr. President! You’re putting the US back on the world map again.

[A strike]

Anything beginning with ‘UN...” is constitutionally anti UnitedStates.
It was chartered by communist Alger Hiss.