[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 26 (Monday, February 10, 2025)]
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Vol. 90
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Part II
The President
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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
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 14199 of February 4, 2025
Withdrawing the United States From and Ending
Funding to Certain United Nations Organizations and
Reviewing United States Support to All International
Organizations
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. The United States helped found the
United Nations (UN) after World War II to prevent
future global conflicts and promote international peace
and security. But some of the UN's agencies and bodies
have drifted from this mission and instead act contrary
to the interests of the United States while attacking
our allies and propagating anti-Semitism. As in 2018,
when the United States withdrew from the UN Human
Rights Council (UNHRC), the United States will
reevaluate our commitment to these institutions.
Three UN organizations that deserve renewed scrutiny
are the UNHRC; the UN Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and the UN Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
(UNRWA).
UNRWA has reportedly been infiltrated by members of
groups long designated by the Secretary of State
(Secretary) as foreign terrorist organizations, and
UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7, 2023,
Hamas attack on Israel. UNHRC has protected human
rights abusers by allowing them to use the organization
to shield themselves from scrutiny, while UNESCO has
demonstrated failure to reform itself, has continually
demonstrated anti-Israel sentiment over the past
decade, and has failed to address concerns over
mounting arrears.
Sec. 2. UNHRC and UNESCO Participation. (a) The United
States will not participate in the UNHRC and will not
seek election to that body. The Secretary shall
terminate the office of United States Representative to
the UNHRC and any positions primarily dedicated to
supporting the United States Representative to the
UNHRC.
(b) The United States will also conduct a review of
its membership in UNESCO. This review shall be led by
the Secretary, in coordination with the United States
Representative to the United Nations (UN Ambassador),
and must be completed within 90 days of the date of
this order. The review will include an evaluation of
how and if UNESCO supports United States interests. In
particular, the review will include an analysis of any
anti-Semitism or anti-Israel sentiment within the
organization.
Sec. 3. Funding. (a) Executive departments and agencies
shall not use any funds for a contribution, grant, or
other payment to UNRWA, consistent with section 301 of
title III, division G, of Public Law 118-47 (March 23,
2024). The Secretary shall withdraw the determination
previously made under section 7048(c)(1) of title VII,
division F, of Public Law 118-47. Accordingly, of the
funds appropriated for a contribution to the UN Regular
Budget under the heading ``Contributions to
International Organizations'' of Public Law 118-47, as
most recently continued by Public Law 118-158 (December
21, 2024), the Secretary shall withhold the United
States proportionate share of the total annual amount
of UN Regular Budget funding for the UNHRC, consistent
with section 7048(c) of title VII, division F, of
Public Law 118-47.
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(b) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary, in consultation with the UN Ambassador,
shall conduct a review of all international
intergovernmental organizations of which the United
States is a member and provides any type of funding or
other support, and all conventions and treaties to
which the United States is a party, to determine which
organizations, conventions, and treaties are contrary
to the interests of the United States and whether such
organizations, conventions, or treaties can be
reformed. Upon the conclusion of that review, the
Secretary shall report the findings to the President,
through the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs, and provide recommendations as to
whether the United States should withdraw from any such
organizations, conventions, or treaties.
Sec. 4. Notification. The Secretary shall inform the UN
Secretary General and the leadership of UNRWA and the
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that the United
States will not fund UNRWA or the UNHRC and that the
United States will not satisfy any claims to pay 2025
assessments or prior arrears by these organizations.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
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