Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Withdraws the United States from International Organizations that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
Jan 7, 2026
List of 66 International Organizations | Trump Goes To Davos 2026
WITHDRAWING FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations that no longer serve American interests.
- The Memorandum orders all Executive Departments and Agencies to cease participating in and funding 35 non-United Nations (UN) organizations and 31 UN entities that operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty.
- This follows a review ordered earlier this year of all international intergovernmental organizations, conventions, and treaties that the United States is a member of or party to, or that the United States funds or supports.
- These withdrawals will end American taxpayer funding and involvement in entities that advance globalist agendas over U.S. priorities, or that address important issues inefficiently or ineffectively such that U.S. taxpayer dollars are best allocated in other ways to support the relevant missions.
RESTORING AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY:
President Trump is ending U.S. participation in international organizations that undermine America’s independence and waste taxpayer dollars on ineffective or hostile agendas.
- Many of these bodies promote radical climate policies, global governance, and ideological programs that conflict with U.S. sovereignty and economic strength.
- American taxpayers have spent billions on these organizations with little return, while they often criticize U.S. policies, advance agendas contrary to our values, or waste taxpayer dollars by purporting to address important issues but not achieving any real results.
- By exiting these entities, President Trump is saving taxpayer money and refocusing resources on America First priorities.
PUTTING AMERICA FIRST ON THE GLOBAL STAGE:
President Trump has consistently fought to protect U.S. sovereignty and ensure international engagements serve American interests.
- Immediately upon returning to office, President Trump initiated the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement.
- On Day One of his Administration, (January 20/21, 2025), President Trump also signed a Presidential Memorandum to notify the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development that its Global Tax Deal has no force or effect in the United States, and direct an investigation into whether foreign countries have tax rules in place that are extraterritorial or disproportionately affect American companies. [that its Global Tax Deal has no force or effect in the United States (not a full membership withdrawal, but rejection of a major initiative)]
- Just weeks later, President Trump signed an Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and prohibiting any future funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for the Near East (UNRWA).
- He has prioritized American interests by redirecting focus and resources toward domestic priorities such as infrastructure, military readiness, and border security, and acting swiftly to protect American companies from foreign interference.
Prior “America First” Withdrawals
Immediate Actions Taken in 2025 to End Funding and Participation in Globalist Agendas:
World Health Organization (WHO)
Initiated withdrawal immediately upon returning to office in January 2025; effective January 22, 2026 (one-year notice period). Official White House announcement:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-the-worldhealth-organization/
Paris Climate Agreement (Paris Agreement)
Withdrawal announced and initiated shortly after inauguration in January 2025; effective January 27, 2026 (second time, following first-term withdrawal reversed by Biden). (hosted under UNFCCC). Official White House announcement:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/putting-america-first-in-international-environmental-agreements/
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
Withdrawal via Executive Order signed just weeks after inauguration in early 2025; ended U.S. participation and engagement.
Official White House announcement (bundled with UNRWA): https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-and-ending-funding-to-certain-united-nations-organizations-and-reviewing-united-states-support-to-all-international-organizations/
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Prohibited any future U.S. funding via the same early 2025 Executive Order; continued/extended a prior funding halt.
Official White House announcement (bundled with UNHRC): https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-and-ending-funding-to-certain-united-nations-organizations-and-reviewing-united-states-support-to-all-international-organizations/
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Quit/reinstated withdrawal (quit during first term, reversed by Biden, then quit again in second term per multiple reports).
Official White House announcement (referenced in the review/funding section): https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-and-ending-funding-to-certain-united-nations-organizations-and-reviewing-united-states-support-to-all-international-organizations/
35 Non-United Nations (UN) Organizations
24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact
https://www.carbonfreeenergy.org
Colombo Plan Council
https://www.colombo-plan.org
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
https://www.cec.org
Education Cannot Wait
https://www.educationcannotwait.org
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
https://www.hybridcoe.fi
Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories
https://www.fehrl.org
Freedom Online Coalition
https://freedomonlinecoalition.com
Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
https://www.gcerf.org
Global Counterterrorism Forum
https://www.thegctf.org
Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
https://thegfce.org
Global Forum on Migration and Development
https://www.gfmd.org
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
https://www.iaigcr.org (or https://www.iaigc.org)
Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development
https://www.igfmining.org
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
https://www.ipcc.ch
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
https://www.ipbes.net
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
https://www.iccrom.org
International Cotton Advisory Committee
https://www.icac.org
International Development Law Organization
https://www.idlo.int
International Energy Forum
https://www.ief.org
International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
https://ifacca.org
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
https://www.idea.int
International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law
https://www.theiij.org
International Lead and Zinc Study Group
https://www.ilzsg.org
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
https://www.irena.org
International Solar Alliance
https://isolaralliance.org
International Tropical Timber Organization
https://www.itto.int
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
https://www.iucn.org
Pan American Institute of Geography and History
https://www.ipgh.org
Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org (related initiative; primary site often hosted via partners)
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combatting Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP)
https://www.recaap.org
Regional Cooperation Council
https://www.rcc.int
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)
https://www.ren21.net
Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
https://www.stcu.int
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
https://www.sprep.org
Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
https://www.venice.coe.int
United Nations Organizations/Entities (31)
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
https://www.un.org/development/desa
UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) — Economic Commission for Africa
https://www.uneca.org
ECOSOC — Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
https://www.cepal.org
ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
https://www.unescap.org
ECOSOC — Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
https://www.unescwa.org
International Law Commission
https://legal.un.org/ilc
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
https://www.irmct.org
International Trade Centre
https://www.intracen.org
Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
https://www.un.org/osaa
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children in Armed Conflict
https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
https://www.un.org/sexualviolenceinconflict
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
https://violenceagainstchildren.un.org
Peacebuilding Commission
https://www.un.org/peacebuilding
Peacebuilding Fund
https://mptf.undp.org/fund/pb000
Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
https://www.ohchr.org/en/permanent-forum-people-african-descent
UN Alliance of Civilizations
https://www.unaoc.org
UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD)
https://www.un-redd.org
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctad.org
UN Democracy Fund
https://www.un.org/democracyfund
UN Energy
https://www.un-energy.org
UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
https://www.unwomen.org
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int
UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
https://unhabitat.org
UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
https://unitar.org
UN Oceans
https://www.unoceans.org
UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
https://www.unfpa.org
UN Register of Conventional Arms
https://www.un.org/disarmament/convarms/register
UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination
https://unsceb.org
UN System Staff College
https://www.unssc.org
UN Water
https://www.unwater.org
UN University
https://unu.edu
Withdrawal from Wasteful, Ineffective, or Harmful International Organizations
Press Statement Marco Rubio, Secretary of State January 7, 2026
Today, in furtherance of Executive Order 14199, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organizations identified as part of the Trump Administration’s review of wasteful, ineffective, and harmful international organizations. Review of additional international organizations pursuant to Executive Order 14199 remains ongoing.
The Trump Administration has found these institutions to be redundant in their scope, mismanaged, unnecessary, wasteful, poorly run, captured by the interests of actors advancing their own agendas contrary to our own, or a threat to our nation’s sovereignty, freedoms, and general prosperity. President Trump is clear: It is no longer acceptable to be sending these institutions the blood, sweat, and treasure of the American people, with little to nothing to show for it. The days of billions of dollars in taxpayer money flowing to foreign interests at the expense of our people are over.
As such, the United States will be withdrawing from the 66 organizations that can be found here.
As this list begins to demonstrate, what started as a pragmatic framework of international organizations for peace and cooperation has morphed into a sprawling architecture of global governance, often dominated by progressive ideology and detached from national interests. From DEI mandates to “gender equity” campaigns to climate orthodoxy, many international organizations now serve a globalist project rooted in the discredited fantasy of the “End of History.” These organizations actively seek to constrain American sovereignty. Their work is advanced by the same elite networks—the multilateral “NGO-plex”— that we have begun dismantling through the closure of USAID.
We will not continue expending resources, diplomatic capital, and the legitimizing weight of our participation in institutions that are irrelevant to or in conflict with our interests. We reject inertia and ideology in favor of prudence and purpose. We seek cooperation where it serves our people and will stand firm where it does not.
Overall Combined Impact (Prior-withdrawals + 66)
Administration claims suggest billions annually in total redirected funds (e.g., “billions… with little return”), but independent analyses point to $1–3 billion/year at the high end when including all cuts/withdrawals, with much of that from the big prior ones rather than the newer 66.
More Research:
Congressional Research Service on U.S. UN funding (historical context, ~$3B total annual pre-cuts):
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF10354
UN budget explanations (assessed shares and totals):
https://betterworldcampaign.org/2025-un-explained-budget
Microsoft and McKinsey Pay Up to $1 Million Each to Back Donald Trump’s Davos Hub
Microsoft and McKinsey are among the US companies paying up to $1 million (CHF790,000) each to sponsor a Davos venue that will serve as a base for US government officials during President Donald Trump’s trip to the World Economic Forum (WEF) later this month.
January 6, 2026 – Ortenca Aliaj in London, Stephen Morris in San Francisco and Mercedes Ruehl in Sydney, Financial Times
Paying to back the venue, housed in a small church in the Swiss ski resort, would give big companies the opportunity to “support the US delegation in Davos” and get their brand in front of “global decision makers”, according to a website set up for the so-called USA House.
Microsoft, McKinsey and cryptocurrency firm Ripple are among the companies that have signed up as sponsors, ahead of Trump’s first in-person appearance at Davos in six years. JPMorgan Chase has also been approached to act as a sponsor.
The forum, which has happened in Davos since 1971, has long run alongside an informal “house” system whereby countries and corporations independently hire out local shops and hotels to convert into venues where they can host events and network.
Switzerland, Saudi Arabia and Belgium are among the countries that have operated these hubs in recent years.
The USA House effort is being led by Richard Stromback, a former ice hockey player turned investor who has been a well-known figure in Davos for more than a decade.
Stromback is known for organising parties at the event and once told the New Yorker magazine he wanted to create a “Burning Man for billionaires”, referring to the popular week-long festival in the Nevada desert.
USA House’s events will mostly be held in a small church founded in the 1880s that sits just outside the famous promenade – and outside the forum’s security perimeter. The English Church will be draped in memorabilia celebrating the 250th anniversary of the 1776 Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.
With two weeks to go until global leaders and senior executives convene in the Swiss alps, there is little detail on the USA House website about programming except for a list of themes that includes “peace through strength”, “digital assets & economic resilience” and “faith-based initiatives”.
Those wishing to attend have been told that there will be strict security protocols because of the presence of senior US administration officials. But the website also states that USA House is “privately organised” and “does not represent the US government”.
Trump is gearing up for his return to the global forum, where the theme this year is “a spirit of dialogue”, with his intervention in Venezuela and the impact on oil likely to be a key talking point among attendees. His last appearance was a virtual address days after his inauguration last January, in which the president blasted the Paris climate accord and promised to “unlock the liquid gold” of fossil fuels.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Microsoft, McKinsey, Ripple and JPMorgan declined to comment.
Davos Assured Trump ‘Woke’ Topics Were Off The Agenda
Donald Trump agreed to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos in January after organisers gave assurances that overtly “woke” topics would not feature prominently at the annual Alpine gathering, according to people familiar with the talks.
November 21, 2025 – Mercedes Ruehl in Zurich, Henry Foy in Johannesburg and James Politi in Washington, Financial Times
At a meeting in the autumn, Trump administration officials asked WEF officials to scrub or pare back unwanted agenda themes as a condition of the US president’s participation, multiple people familiar with the negotiations told the Financial Times.
Washington announced last week Trump would return to the Swiss event in person for the first time in six years. His last appearance was a virtual address days after his inauguration in January, when he called on the gathered business elite to make their products in the US or face tariffs.
Senior US officials asked Davos management to tone down or avoid discussions on areas including female empowerment and diversity, the green transition, climate change and international development finance as a condition of his participation, two of the people said.
“The US side wanted to make sure Trump’s appearance at the elite, progressive event would still play well with his Maga base,” one of the people said.
One of the people said the WEF, which had already become more pragmatic about the global geopolitical backdrop, was able to offer such “reassurances” to Trump administration officials.
The Trump administration’s pressure on WEF regarding these issues echoed demands made in other multilateral forums as the price for continued US participation, a third person said.
US withdrawals and suspended aid
Under Trump the US has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement and suspended large swaths of American foreign aid — including programmes linked to climate change mitigation, women’s and girls’ health and rights, and global development. He has also ordered an end to federal government diversity efforts.
“As President Trump remarked at the UN, the world would benefit from adopting America’s focus on economic security, secure borders, and peace through strength over woke ideology,” a White House spokesperson said in response to questions regarding negotiations with the WEF.
The WEF said: “no government influences our editorial independence or the agenda of our meetings”, adding: “We select meeting themes and topics based on global relevance.”
Another person familiar with the discussions described the talks as “routine” for officials representing the heads of state attending the invitation-only event.
“The WEF would never agree to any requests to shape or change the agenda, however it is normal that topics and discussions for stakeholders attending the summit would come up at such a meeting,” the person said.
‘A Spirit of Dialogue’
The 2026 Davos meeting’s theme is “A Spirit of Dialogue”. Discussions will be centred around five global challenges: co-operation in a contested world, unlocking new sources of growth, investing in people, deploying innovation responsibly and building prosperity “within planetary boundaries”.
In previous years the forum has leaned more heavily into climate and social-agenda themes. In 2019 student activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech warning that “our house is on fire” and urged leaders to act on the climate crisis.
In 2020 the forum launched the “Great Reset” of capitalism, a post-pandemic initiative promoting sustainability, inclusion and systemic change. The recovery plan inspired false rumours about the creation of a globalist, elite plot to dismantle capitalism.
WEF reported revenues of SFr469mn ($585mn) for the year ending June 2025. It has diversified global sponsorship including some big US companies.
WEF tries to steady after turmoil
The WEF has been embroiled in turmoil for nearly 18 months, triggered by whistleblower allegations that prompted two formal investigations into the organisation’s governance and the conduct of its founder, Klaus Schwab.
Schwab stepped down after more than five decades at the helm earlier this year. The probes — which found no material wrongdoing but cited minor irregularities — have continued to overshadow the institution.
The WEF is now attempting to steady itself with new interim leadership. In August it named BlackRock boss Larry Fink and Roche vice-chair André Hoffmann as its new co-chairs and pledged tighter oversight.
The forum said in October that registration for the event had already reached a record high. It expects to have more than 60 heads of state and government attend in January, as well as 300 government leaders and 1,600 representatives of businesses and NGOs.
Shared from https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/davos-assured-trump-woke-topics-were-off-the-agenda/90414204
The Saturday Wrap-Up – Trump vs. Davos: Delivering the Terms of Surrender – January 10, 2026
OPINION
In under two weeks, Trump brings his economic team to Davos to confront the architecture of global governance. The administration has already withdrawn from 66 international bodies—and Treasury is following the money behind domestic unrest.
In this episode, Susan Kokinda questions if Davos is ready for Donald Trump as he plans to bring his economic team to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Emphasizing Trump’s battle against globalism, she highlights his withdrawal from 66 international organizations and his team’s strategic objectives to challenge the established globalist order. The video also delves into the historical context of Davos, the financial networks tied to globalist elites, and how the Trump administration’s actions aim to dismantle these structures. Plus, find out about the Trump administration’s crackdown on domestic fraud and enforcement activities.
https://www.prometheanaction.com
Stephen Gardner and Susan Kokinda discuss the new Republican Party Trump is building to fight Democrats and the Global Elites and the Bankers in London which seek to control us. The UK Empire is crumbling as Trump weakens their grip on America and American industry. No more outsourcing jobs and medicine. America First is the way.
President Trump is pulling off miracles with his new doctrine to strengthen America and up end old systems that are holding our country back. His methods are counter culture and constantly under criticism yet in many ways the United States is freer and most prosperous than it was a year ago when Trump took over. I want to go through with my special guest Susan Kokindo what We believe Trump is doing to change the global order.
Susan Kokinda – She and her team run the Youtube channel and News letter Promethean Action. She is a long time veteran political activist that shows people how the different world governments, especially the British Empire try to control America and undermine President Donald Trump.
Some people worry President Trump is turning into a George W. Bush 2.0 neo‑con, but that’s not how it looks to me. He used lethal force in Iran and then got out, and he used lethal force in Venezuela and then got out, which doesn’t match a leader trying to start World War III. America’s enemies — and even many Americans — seem stunned by what was accomplished in Venezuela. In your view, what signals did President Trump just send to the world, and which specific governments do you think received that message loud and clear?
Many of Trump’s most loyal supporters now believe he is controlled by Israel and acting as a lapdog for Benjamin Netanyahu. I’m not blind to the fact that Israel, like many countries, works hard to influence U.S. politics, and I also know President Trump has clashed with Israel while trying to wind down the Gaza war. But from my own reporting, I see the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Zelensky repeatedly undermining the United States after we spend hundreds of billions of dollars and countless hours on diplomacy, only for them to stab Trump in the back and keep pushing for war with Putin. How do you see this dynamic, and do you think the “Trump is controlled by Israel” narrative misses the much bigger picture of Europe and Ukraine pulling America into endless conflict?
In your estimation, how important was it for Trump to cut off US AID money laundering as well as announce in his in his United Nations speech that he was on to the fact that the UN was trying to invade and destroy America through flooding us with Third World citizens?
Why does Europe and the United Kingdom try so hard to control the United States?
How is what Trump did in Venezuela different than what Obama did to destabilize and do regime change in Ukraine?
Most Americans don’t really know how mainstream media operates outside the United States, even though Trump has opened a lot of eyes to how corrupt our own media can be. Do you think the BBC in the United Kingdom was deliberately pushing fake narratives about Trump’s role in January 6 — including claims that he ordered people to march down and attack the Capitol by deceptively editing his words? And if so, was that part of a broader effort by the U.K. establishment to undermine him and make sure he could never return to power in a second term?
Why do you think members of NATO continue to push for war wiht Russia while consistently undermining Trump’s peace efforts?
Does Venezuela have to do fully with drugs and oil or is any of this President Trump exposing the global banking which has been allowing narco terrorist to hide and move money through the banking systems?
Trump went on an incredible foreign tour earlier this year. Some critics said he was focusing too much on foreign policy instead of domestic issues, but the way it looked to me, what he did overseas was actually a massive domestic policy game changer. He skipped England and most of Europe, and instead went to the Middle East and Asia, including Japan, and secured reported commitments of up to $18 trillion to flow back into America to create jobs. That is the opposite of what we’ve seen for 30 years, where the global system takes more out of America than it puts back in. Do you see this as Trump reversing that flow and blocking the globalists by forcing capital and investment back into the United States, and how significant is that shift in your view?
Stephen Gardner, “with my news channel I discuss on what’s really going on in Washington DC, with President Trump, the US economy, & more.” https://x.com/StephenGardnerX