US EditionTrump Withdraws US from UN Human Rights Council, Cuts Funding to Palestinian Relief Agency
- The United States will withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council and will not resume funding for the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, as announced by President Donald Trump.
- The U.S. previously left the Human Rights Council last year and cut funding to UNRWA after allegations from Israel that it housed Hamas militants, which UNRWA denies.
- Trump's announcement coincided with a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who claims both the rights body and UNRWA are biased against Israel.
- The decision to end funding to UNRWA follows legislation that halted American funding until March 2025, confirming it will not be restored under Trump.
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Trump Orders U.S. Withdrawal from U.N. Human Rights Council and U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees
An executive order signed by President Trump Tuesday orders the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and end U.S. support for UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Trump also ordered a review of the U.N.'s cultural agency, UNESCO. This follows Trump's January 24 decision to halt billions of dollars of U.N. funding pending a 90-day review. Among the many casualties is the sexual reproductive health agency, the …
RollingStone
lagaceta.com.arU.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 4 to withdraw his country from the UN Human Rights Council and extend the suspension of all U.S. funding to the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The 47 members of the UN Human Rights Council are elected by the General Assembly for three-year terms, with the U.S. ending its last term on December 31. Currently, the country has observer status in the body. However, this Tues…
CGTN poll: Global respondents criticize 'American hegemony' overriding international human rights
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Mises Institute
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The media and political outcry that came when President Trump temporarily froze USAID and some domestic funding revealed how the political establishment uses the plight of the most vulnerable people to keep their rigged political system in place.
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