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US Withdraws from 66 Global Bodies, Exits India-France Solar Alliance

The Trump administration has ordered the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations and treaties. The list includes the India and France-led International Solar Alliance and major environmental bodies. The directive also covers 31 United Nations entities, requiring agencies to cease participation and funding. This move continues a pattern of US disengagement from multilateral institutions under President Trump.

Key Points: US Exits 66 International Orgs, Including Solar Alliance

  • US exits 35 non-UN and 31 UN entities
  • Withdrawal includes International Solar Alliance
  • Cuts funding to UN bodies like Population Fund
  • Follows earlier exits from WHO and UNESCO
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US withdraws from 66 international organisations, including India and France-led International Solar Alliance

President Trump withdraws the US from 66 international bodies, including the India-France-led International Solar Alliance and key UN entities.

"contrary to the interests of the United States - White House statement"

Washington DC, January 8

US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday, directing the withdrawal of the United States from international organisations, conventions and treaties that are "contrary to the interests" of the US.

The announcement was made in the statement of the Presidential Memoranda shared by the White House that mentioned withdrawal from 35-non non-UN organisations and 31 UN entities.

The Non-UN organisations include the India and France-led International Solar Alliance, key environmental bodies like the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Other non-UN bodies International Energy Forum, the International Renewable Energy Agency, the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation and the Global Counterterrorism Forum ,among others.

Key UN organisations from which US has withdrawn includes the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, International Law Commission, International Trade Centre, Peacebuilding Commission, UN Energy and UN Population Fund and UN Water.

The executive order mentioned that Trump directed all executive departments and agencies to take immediate steps to effectuate the withdrawal of the United States from the organizations mentioned in the memorandum as soon as possible, and said that for United Nations entities, withdrawal would mean ceasing participation in or funding to those entities to the extent permitted by law.

It mentioned that Trump's decision comes after considering the Secretary of State's report and after deliberating with his Cabinet, that he determined the participation, or support to the organisations was contrary to the interests of the United States.

The move almost a year after the Trump administration had announced the withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in January 2025, citing the mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic. The US had also withdrawn from UNESCO in July 2025, saying that the latter was not in the "national interest" of the United States.

- ANI

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Priya S
While I understand every country must look after its own interests, withdrawing from bodies like the IPCC and the Solar Alliance is short-sighted. Climate change is a global problem that needs global solutions. The US is missing a big opportunity for leadership here.
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Rohit P
Honestly, good riddance. If they don't want to be part of global progress, let them step back. India and France can lead the ISA without them. Maybe this will push other nations to step up and fill the funding gap. Jai Hind!
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Sarah B
As someone living in India, I'm concerned about the practical impact. The US contributed significant funds to many of these UN agencies. Will this affect critical work in population, water, and trade that benefits developing nations?
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Vikram M
First WHO, now this. It's a pattern of abandoning multilateralism. The world doesn't stop because one country leaves. It's time for emerging powers, including India, to take a stronger role in shaping these international institutions.
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Karthik V
A bit of a mixed feeling. On one hand, it's their sovereign right. On the other, pulling out of the Solar Alliance specifically feels like a snub to a project India is proud of. Hope our diplomats can manage this diplomatically.

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