Key insights
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Funding cuts are part of the planned withdrawals: Trump said the US would cease participation and cut all funding to the affected entities.
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The US has used sanctions and aid threats in UN-related disputes: Trump threatened sanctions over a shipping-fuel levy, imposed sanctions on UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, and threatened to cut aid from countries supporting a UN resolution on Jerusalem.
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The WHO withdrawal has a stated effective date and recent US funding level: The WHO withdrawal is set to take effect on January 22, 2026, and the US contributed $261m to the WHO between 2024 and 2025, about 18 percent of its funding.
Takeaways
Trump’s White House has set out a plan to withdraw the United States from 66 UN and international organisations and to end US funding for the targeted entities.
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