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Executive Order 14199

Withdrawing the United States From and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizations

This executive order withdraws U.S. participation from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), ends all funding to UNRWA (the Palestinian refugee agency), and withholds U.S. proportionate funding for UNHRC from the UN Regular Budget. It also mandates two reviews: a 90-day review of UNESCO membership led by the Secretary of State, and a broader 180-day review of all international organizations, conventions, and treaties to identify those contrary to U.S. interests and recommend potential withdrawals.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 9275

Impact dates

  1. Comprehensive review of all international organizations, conventions, and treaties completion

  2. UNESCO membership review completion

Key directives

  • Terminate U.S. participation in UNHRC and U.S. Representative office
  • End all funding contributions to UNRWA
  • Withhold U.S. proportionate share of UN Regular Budget for UNHRC
  • Complete UNESCO membership review within 90 days
  • Complete comprehensive review of all international organizations, conventions, and treaties within 180 days
  • Report findings with withdrawal recommendations to President through National Security Advisor
  • Notify UN Secretary-General, UNRWA leadership, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights of funding cessation

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • U.S. withdrawal from UNHRC participation
  • Termination of U.S. Representative to UNHRC office and supporting positions
  • Freeze on all UNRWA funding
  • Withholding of U.S. share of UN Regular Budget funding for UNHRC
  • Notification to UN leadership of funding cessation

Near term (90d)

  • Completion of UNESCO membership review (due May 5, 2025)
  • Analysis of anti-Semitism/anti-Israel sentiment in UNESCO
  • Evaluation of UNESCO support for U.S. interests

Long term

  • Completion of comprehensive review of all international organizations, conventions, and treaties (due August 3, 2025)
  • Potential additional U.S. withdrawals based on review recommendations
  • Structural shift in U.S. multilateral engagement framework
  • Possible reform negotiations or permanent disengagement from multiple institutions

Risks & tensions

  • Humanitarian gap for 5+ million Palestinian refugees dependent on UNRWA services
  • Erosion of U.S. soft power and multilateral leverage
  • Potential vacuum filled by rival powers (China, Russia) in UN human rights forums
  • Allied tensions over abrupt unilateral withdrawal vs. reform engagement
  • Legal uncertainty around treaty obligations if review recommends broader withdrawals
  • Anti-Semitism framing may politicize otherwise technical multilateral assessments
Executive Order 14199: Withdrawing the United States From and Ending Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and Reviewing United States Support to All International Organizations · Executive Orders