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Overview
- A presidential memorandum lists 35 non‑UN organizations and 31 UN‑related entities and instructs immediate steps to cease U.S. participation or funding to the extent permitted by law.
- Targets include the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, UN Women, UNCTAD, and the International Renewable Energy Agency.
- The administration says the bodies advance radical climate policies, global governance, and ideological agendas it argues conflict with U.S. sovereignty and economic strength.
- European Union officials condemned the decision, with climate chief Wopke Hoekstra calling the UNFCCC exit lamentable and Teresa Ribera criticizing the White House’s priorities.
- China’s Foreign Ministry said the move was not surprising and reiterated support for multilateral institutions and strengthened international cooperation.