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Which are the 66 global organisations the US is leaving under Trump?

In January 2026, the Trump administration announced the United States' withdrawal from 66 global organizations, including 31 United Nations entities and 35 non-UN organizations. According to the White House, these organizations focus on areas like climate change, labor, and migration.

By News Agencies and The Associated PressAl JazeeraFiled 2026-01-08 · 10:30 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min
Which are the 66 global organisations the US is leaving under Trump?
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In January 2026, the Trump administration announced the United States' withdrawal from 66 global organizations, including 31 United Nations entities and 35 non-UN organizations. According to the White House, these organizations focus on areas like climate change, labor, and migration. The administration categorized these initiatives as promoting diversity and "woke" agendas, deeming them contrary to U.S. interests. The withdrawals span various UN departments, councils, commissions, funds, and programs. The list includes the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the UN Population Fund, and the Peacebuilding Commission, among others.

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The Trump administration views some initiatives as “contrary to the interests of the United States”.

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The Trump administration categorizes some issues as catering to diversity and “woke” initiatives.

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35 of the organizations are non-UN organizations.

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31 of the organizations are United Nations entities.

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The US is withdrawing from 66 international organizations.

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The significant changes will lead the US to withdraw from key forums focused on climate change, peace and democracy.Published On 8 Jan 2026The Trump administration says it’s going to withdraw the United States from 66 international organisations, including 31 United Nations entities and 35 non-UN organisations.Many focus on climate, labour, migration and other issues the Trump administration has categorised as catering to diversity and “woke” initiatives and that are “contrary to the interests of the United States”.Here is a list of all the agencies that the US is exiting, according to the White House:31 United Nations organisations Department of Economic and Social Affairs UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – Economic Commission for Africa ECOSOC – Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ECOSOC – Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ECOSOC – Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia International Law Commission International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals International Trade Centre Office of the Special Adviser on Africa Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children Peacebuilding Commission Peacebuilding Fund Permanent Forum on People of African Descent UN Alliance of Civilizations UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries UN Conference on Trade and Development UN Democracy Fund UN Energy UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) UN Human Settlements Programme UN Institute for Training and Research UN Oceans UN Population Fund UN Register of Conventional Arms UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination UN System Staff College UN Water UN University.
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