The U.S. has Withdrawn from 66 organizations with immediate effect. The full list of the 66 international organizations from which the United States is withdrawing, as announced in President Donald J. Trump’s Presidential Memorandum dated January 7, 2026. The list is divided into 35 non-United Nations organizations and 31 United Nations entities, based on official White House publications, State Department releases.
Non-UN Organizations (35)
- 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact
- Colombo Plan Council
- Commission for Environmental Cooperation
- Education Cannot Wait
- European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories
- Freedom Online Coalition
- Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
- Global Counterterrorism Forum
- Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
- Global Forum on Migration and Development
- Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
- Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals & Sustainable Development
- Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
- International Cotton Advisory Committee
- International Development Law Organization
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
- International Lead and Zinc Study Group
- International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- International Solar Alliance
- International Tropical Timber Organization
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — classified here as non-UN in the announcement despite UN ties
- Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation
- Pan-American Institute for Geography and History
- Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
- Additional entries in this category include bodies focused on energy, conservation, migration, and governance (full enumeration reaches 35 per White House breakdown).
United Nations Entities (31)
- UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs
- ECOSOC — Economic Commission for Africa (ECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- ECOSOC — Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- ECOSOC — Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (ESCAP)
- ECOSOC — Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
- International Law Commission
- International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
- International Trade Centre
- Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Children in Armed Conflict
- SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict
- SRSG on Violence Against Children
- UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD)
- UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
- United Nations University
- UN Peacebuilding Commission
- Additional UN-affiliated commissions, advisory panels, and programs focused on climate, labor, migration, peacebuilding, and related areas (totaling 31 per the official count).
Key notes from the announcement:
- The withdrawals take immediate effect on participation and funding cessation.
- This follows Executive Order 14199 (issued earlier in 2025) and a State Department review led by Secretary Marco Rubio, who described many as “anti-American, useless, or wasteful.”
- Major highlighted exits include climate-focused bodies like the UNFCCC, IPCC, IRENA, and International Solar Alliance, as well as development, gender, and migration-related entities.
- The White House framed this as restoring American sovereignty under an “America First” policy, with reviews of additional organizations ongoing.
