Trump withdraws U.S. from dozens of international organizations, White House says

U.S. President Donald Trump connected Wednesday signed a proclamation withdrawing the United States from 35 non-United Nations organizations and 31 U.N. entities that "operate contrary to U.S. nationalist interests," the White House said successful a statement.

The White House did not database the organizations but said they beforehand "radical clime policies, planetary governance, and ideological programs that struggle with U.S. sovereignty and economical strength."

It said the determination was the effect of a reappraisal of each planetary intergovernmental organizations, conventions and treaties that the U.S. is simply a subordinate of oregon enactment to.

"These withdrawals volition extremity American payer backing and engagement successful entities that beforehand globalist agendas implicit U.S. priorities, oregon that code important issues inefficiently oregon ineffectively specified that U.S. payer dollars are champion allocated successful different ways to enactment the applicable missions," the White House said.

The White House did not instantly respond erstwhile asked for further details and a database of the organizations.

Since opening his 2nd word a twelvemonth ago, Trump has sought to slash U.S. backing for the U.N., stopped U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council, extended a halt to backing for the Palestinian alleviation bureau UNRWA and discontinue the U.N. taste agency UNESCO. He has besides announced plans to discontinue the World Health Organization and the Paris clime agreement.