Trump Signs Executive Order To Withdraw US From UN Human Rights Council

 

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would withdraw the United States from the United Nations (UN) human rights council.

The order would also withdraw the US from the UN’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Trump signed the order on Tuesday. The US president also instructed a review of American involvement in UNESCO.

“I always felt the UN has always had tremendous potential but it’s not living up to it’s potential,” Trump said.

He said the UN needs to be fair to ountries that “deserved fairness”.

It also orders a review of American involvement in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

The US was UNRWA’s biggest donor, providing close to $500 million a year.

However, in January 2024, former President Joe Biden paused funding after Israel accused about a dozen UNRWA staff of taking part in the Hamas attack that triggered the war in Gaza.

Congress formally suspended contributions to the agency until at least March 2025.