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Overview
- The directive, signed Jan. 7, covers 35 non‑UN organizations and 31 UN‑linked entities, with the list published on the White House website.
- Targets include the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, UN Women, the UN Population Fund, UN Oceans and UN Water, as well as IRENA and the International Solar Alliance.
- Invoking Executive Order 14199, the memorandum orders immediate steps to withdraw and to cease participation or funding for UN bodies to the extent permitted by law.
- The White House says the move counters radical climate policies, global governance and ideological programs, aiming to redirect taxpayer funds to infrastructure, border security and military priorities.
- The action continues Trump’s broader retrenchment from multilateral institutions after earlier departures or funding cuts involving the WHO, UNESCO, the UN Human Rights Council and UNRWA.