Overview
- The presidential memorandum names 31 United Nations–linked entities and 35 independent organizations, according to the White House.
- For the first time, the United States moves to leave the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, alongside withdrawal from the IPCC.
- The order also targets UNESCO, the World Health Organization, UNCTAD, the UN Population Fund and UN Women.
- Legal experts argue a unilateral pullout from a Senate‑ratified treaty could be unconstitutional, signaling potential court challenges.
- European officials and climate advocates condemned the decision as harmful to global coordination, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the institutions push a progressive ideology.