Overview
- The action covers 35 non-UN organizations and 31 UN entities, with the full list not yet publicly released.
- Reported exits include the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN population agency.
- Federal departments were instructed to scale down funding and participation while reviewing legal obligations that may require continued involvement.
- The State Department said the targeted bodies are redundant, poorly run, wasteful or captured by interests at odds with U.S. priorities.
- Officials plan to steer resources toward standard-setting forums such as the ITU, IMO and ILO to counter Chinese influence, while experts warn of weakened global climate action and reduced U.S. sway.