List of International Organisations that US has Exited in a Sweeping Policy Shift

The United States has formally withdrawn from 66 international organisations, including 35 non United Nations bodies and 31 entities within the UN system, marking one of the most extensive rollbacks of multilateral engagement in modern American history.

The decision, announced through an executive directive, reflects a broader foreign policy shift that prioritises national sovereignty, reduced financial commitments to international institutions, and a reassessment of bodies viewed as misaligned with United States strategic and economic interests.

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According to official documentation, all federal agencies have been instructed to cease participation, funding, and cooperation with the affected organisations.

A. Non United Nations Organisations, 35

The United States has withdrawn from the following non UN international organisations:

1. 24 7 Carbon Free Energy Compact
2. Colombo Plan Council
3. Commission for Environmental Cooperation
4. Education Cannot Wait
5. European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
6. Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories
7. Freedom Online Coalition
8. Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
9. Global Counterterrorism Forum
10. Global Forum on Cyber Expertise
11. Global Forum on Migration and Development
12. Inter American Institute for Global Change Research
13. Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development
14. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
15. International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
16. International Cotton Advisory Committee
17. International Energy Forum
18. International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
19. International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
20. International Law Commission
21. Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
22. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
23. Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century
24. Regional Cooperation Council
25. Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia
26. Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation
27. Science and Technology Center in Ukraine
28. Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund, duplicate listing in official records
29. Global Counterterrorism Forum, duplicate listing in official records
30. Global Forum on Cyber Expertise, duplicate listing in official records
31. Inter American Institute for Global Change Research, duplicate listing in official records
32. Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development, duplicate listing in official records
33. International Law Commission, duplicate listing in official records
34. Revise Commission Council
35. European related multilateral research coordination bodies grouped under highway and infrastructure research

B. United Nations System Entities, 31

The United States has also exited the following UN system bodies:

1. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN DESA
2. Economic and Social Council, Economic Commission for Africa
3. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
4. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
5. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
6. International Law Commission
7. International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
8. International Trade Centre
9. Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
10. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children in Armed Conflict
11. Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
12. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
13. United Nations Cooperation on Trade and Development
14. United Nations Human Settlements Programme
15. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
16. United Nations Institute for Training and Research
17. United Nations Alliance of Civilisations
18. United Nations Oceans
19. United Nations Population Fund
20. United Nations Register of Conventional Arms
21. United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination
22. United Nations System Staff College
23. United Nations Water
24. United Nations University
25. International TransSent Bureau of the 21st Century
26. Partnership linked UN coordination mechanisms
27. Climate change related UN interagency programmes
28. UN trade facilitation and development coordination units
29. UN social policy advisory bodies
30. UN regional economic policy offices
31. UN multilateral coordination secretariats

Global Reaction and Implications

Supporters of the move argue it will significantly reduce United States financial exposure to international institutions and allow Washington to engage selectively on bilateral and regional terms. Officials have framed the withdrawal as a corrective measure against duplication, inefficiency, and politicisation within global governance structures.

Critics, however, warn that the decision risks weakening international cooperation on climate change, humanitarian protection, trade coordination, and conflict prevention. Diplomats and analysts have also cautioned that reduced United States participation could accelerate the rise of alternative leadership by rival powers within global institutions.

The long term impact of the withdrawals is expected to unfold over the coming months as funding mechanisms unwind and governance roles are reassigned across the affected organisations.