Which 66 global organizations is the US leaving under Trump? | Climate crisis news

The key changes will see the US withdraw from key platforms on climate change, peace and democracy.

The Trump administration says it will withdraw The United States from 66 international organizations, including 31 UN organizations and 35 non-UN organizations.

Many focus on climate, labor, immigration and other issues that the Trump administration has classified as diversity and “vigilante” initiatives and are “against the interests of the United States.”

Here is a list of agencies that the US is withdrawing from, Accordingly To the White House:

31 United Nations Organization

1. Department of Economic and Social Affairs
2. UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) – Economic Commission for Africa
3. ECOSOC – Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
4. ECOSOC – Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
5. ECOSOC – Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
6. International Law Commission
7. International residual mechanism for criminal tribunals
8. International Trade Center
9. Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
10. Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict
11. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Gender-Based Violence in Conflict
12. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
13. Peacebuilding Commission
14. Peacebuilding Fund
15. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
16. UN Alliance of Civilizations
17. United Nations Collaborative Program to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
18. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
19. UN Democracy Fund
20. UN Energy
21. United Nations Organization for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
22. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
23. UN Human Settlements Programme
24. UN Institute for Training and Research
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26. UN Population Fund
27. UN Register of Conventional Arms
28. UN System Executive Board for Coordination
29. UN System Staff College
30. UN Water
31. UN University.

One of President Trump’s first acts after returning to office in January 2025 was to announce the US’s second withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. It will come into effect on January 27, 2026. Henceforth, the US will no longer be legally bound by the treaty’s carbon-cutting pledges.

In the new memorandum, the administration went beyond the Paris Agreement and targeted the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the 1992 framework agreement that builds on the Paris Agreement. By withdrawing from the UNFCCC, the administration aims to withdraw from the entire international framework of climate negotiations.

Withdrawal from the UNFCCC is particularly important because it is a Senate-approved treaty. The administration’s authority to unilaterally withdraw from such agreements is expected to face legal challenges.

Notably, the US remains a member of the UN Security Council, the World Food Program (WFP), and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), which the administration has identified as serving essential security or humanitarian functions.

35 non-UN organizations

1. 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact
2. Colombo Planning Council
3. Commission for Environmental Cooperation
4. Education cannot wait
5. European Center of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
6. Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories
7. Freedom Online Coalition
8. Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
9. Global Counter Terrorism Forum
10. Global Forum on Cyber ​​Expertise
11. World Forum on Migration and Development
12. Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
13. Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
14. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
15. Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
16. International Center for the Protection and Restoration of Cultural Property
17. International Cotton Advisory Committee
18. International Development Law Association
19. International Energy Forum
20. International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
21. International Organization for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
22. International Organization of Justice and the Rule of Law
23. International Lead and Zinc Study Group
24. International Renewable Energy Agency
25. International Solar Alliance
26. International Tropical Timber Association
27. International Union for Conservation of Nature
28. Pan American Institute of Geography and History
29. Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation
30. Regional Cooperation Agreement to Combat Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia
31. Regional Cooperation Council
32. Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
33. Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
34. Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
35. Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.