Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups

President Trump has withdrawn the United States from 66 international organizations, nearly half of which are United Nations bodies, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The White House stated this decision, formalized in a memorandum signed Wednesday, was due to these entities no longer serving American interests and promoting ineffective or hostile agendas. The administration claims these organizations advance globalist agendas, radical climate policies, and programs that conflict with US sovereignty and economic strength, wasting taxpayer dollars. The withdrawals also affect UN organizations working on peace, democracy, family planning, and health. This action follows previous withdrawals from agreements like the Paris Climate Accord and could face legal challenges due to constitutional ambiguities surrounding treaty withdrawals.

In January 2026, US President Donald Trump announced the country's withdrawal from 66 United Nations and international organizations. The decision, outlined in a White House memorandum, followed a review identifying entities deemed "contrary to the interests of the United States." The withdrawals encompass 35 non-UN organizations, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Additionally, the US will withdraw from 31 UN entities, such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Democracy Fund, and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The changes involve ceasing participation and cutting all funding to the affected organizations, including those focused on climate change, peace, democracy, and protecting vulnerable populations.

In January 2026, President Trump announced the United States' withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a 34-year-old international agreement forming the basis for climate change efforts. The action also included pulling out of 65 other international organizations and treaties deemed not to serve American interests, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Renewable Energy Association, and others. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that these organizations had become detached from national interests. The move isolates the U.S. from global climate policy and could complicate future efforts to rejoin the Paris Agreement, which was built upon the UNFCCC. The decision signals a rejection of global diplomacy and climate policy.