ICYMI: US Withdraws from Int'l Conventions, Orgs

Kit Johnson

14 Jan 2026 — 1 min read

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With all eyes on MN, you may have missed President Trump's January 7 memo: Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States. Here are just a few:

Education Cannot Wait (financing education during emergencies and protracted crises within the United Nations)
Freedom Online Coalition (supporting "free expression, association, assembly, and privacy online – worldwide")
Global Forum on Migration and Development
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law
UN's International Law Commission
UN's Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children

These and many others are, according to our president, "contrary to the interests of the United States."

Here's a link to the administration's FAQ explaining these withdrawals.

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