The New American
In a major step toward restoring U.S. sovereignty, President Donald Trump has ordered the United States’ withdrawal from 66 international organizations.
On Wednesday, Trump signed a memorandum titled “Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States,” which directs his administration to “take immediate steps to effectuate the withdrawal of the United States” from 66 international organizations that, according to a White House press release, “operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty.”
The affected international organizations include 31 entities affiliated with the United Nations, including the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, International Law Commission, Peacebuilding Commission, UN Democracy Fund, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UN Population Fund, and UN Register of Conventional Arms. It also includes 35 international organizations not directly affiliated with the UN, including the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Global Forum on Migration and Development, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, and Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation.
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