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January 8, 2026

Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal from Dozens of International Groups and U.N. Agencies
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President Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. will withdraw from
dozens of international and U.N. entities, including the U.N. Framework
Convention on Climate Change, the UNFCCC. The move would make it
difficult for a future presidential administration to rejoin the 2015
Paris Climate Agreement. In a memo to senior administration officials,
Trump also said the U.S. will quit participation in U.N. Women, which
works for gender equality around the world, and the U.N. Population
Fund, which is focused on family planning and the health of mothers and
children in more than 150 countries.


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