Media Home
UN Web TV
UN Audiovisual Library
UN PhotoUN / US WITHDRAWING UN ENTITIES REAX
STORY: UN / US WITHDRAWING UN ENTITIES REAX
TRT: 00:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN headquarters
05 JANUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the dais
3. Med shot, reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General regrets the announcement by the White House regarding the United States’ decision to withdraw from a number of United Nations entities. As we have consistently said and underscored, assessed contributions to United Nations regular budget and peacekeeping budget, as approved by the General Assembly, are legal obligations under the UN Charter for all Member States, including the United States. All United Nations entities will go on with the implementation of their mandates as given by Member States. The United Nations has a responsibility to deliver for those who depend on us, and we will continue to carry out our mandates with determination.”
7. Wide shot, end of presser
Following the announcement by the White House regarding the United States’ decision to withdraw from a number of United Nations entities, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric today (8 Jan) said assessed contributions to United Nations regular budget and peacekeeping budget, “are a legal obligation under the United Nations Charter for all Member States, including the United States.”
Dujarric said, “all United Nations entities will go on with the implementation of their mandates as given by Member States,” adding that the Organization “has a responsibility to deliver for all those who depend on us, and we will continue to carry out our mandates with determination.”
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions.
According to the US memorandum, the decision affects 31 UN agencies and entities. These include: the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which supports maternal and child health, and combatting sexual and gender-based violence; the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which fosters global cooperation against climate change; the UN Democracy Fund, which funds and mentors civil society projects for democracy; other offices of the UN Secretariat based in New York and elsewhere, such as those dealing with children in armed conflict and ending sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The list also includes four of the five UN regional commissions (Asia-Pacific, Western Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean), which are key platforms for multilateral cooperation.
