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10/01/2026

What the US Withdrawal from UN Bodies Could Mean for Climate, Trade and Development

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The United States’ intention to withdraw from a host of UN bodies announced this week targets programmes and initiatives focusing on a wide range of crucial areas, including the climate crisis, trade, gender and development.

 

Developing countries, like Iraq (pictured) lack the resources to invest in recovery, climate action and the SDGs.
© WMO/Abbas Raad | Parched earth in Iraq (file)
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When UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric briefed correspondents in New York on Thursday [8 ] following the release of the White House Memorandum, he insisted that the Organization will continue to carry out its mandates from Member States “with determination.”
 
Wednesday’s memorandum states that the US administration is “ceasing participation in or funding to those entities to the extent permitted by law.
 

 

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