The Trump administration says it’s going to withdraw the United States from 66 international organisations, including 31 United Nations entities and 35 non-UN organisations. Many focus on climate, labour, migration and other issues the Trump administration has categorised as catering to diversity and “woke” initiatives and that are “contrary to the interests of the United States”. In the new memorandum, the administration moved beyond the Paris Agreement to target the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) itself, which is the foundational 1992 treaty that the Paris Agreement is built upon. By withdrawing from the UNFCCC, the administration aims to exit the entire international framework for climate negotiations. The withdrawal from the UNFCCC is particularly significant as it is a Senate-ratified treaty. The administration’s authority to unilaterally withdraw from such treaties is expected to face legal challenges.
  1. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  2. UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – Economic Commission for Africa
  3. ECOSOC – Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  4. ECOSOC – Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
  5. ECOSOC – Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
  6. International Law Commission
  7. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
  8. International Trade Centre
  9. Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
  10. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict
  11. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
  12. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
  13. Peacebuilding Commission
  14. Peacebuilding Fund
  15. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
  16. UN Alliance of Civilizations
  17. UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
  18. UN Conference on Trade and Development
  19. UN Democracy Fund
  20. UN Energy
  21. UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
  22. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
  23. UN Human Settlements Programme
  24. UN Institute for Training and Research
  25. UN Oceans
  26. UN Population Fund
  27. UN Register of Conventional Arms
  28. UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination
  29. UN System Staff College
  30. UN Water
  31. UN University.