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Vol. 91
Friday,
No. 11
January 16, 2026
Part II
The President
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Memorandum of January 7, 2026--Withdrawing the United States From
International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties That Are
Contrary to the Interests of the United States
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Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 11 / Friday, January 16, 2026 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Memorandum of January 7, 2026
Withdrawing the United States From International
Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties That Are
Contrary to the Interests of the United States
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and
Agencies
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, I hereby direct:
Section 1. Purpose. (a) On February 4, 2025, I issued
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). That Executive Order
directed the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the United States Representative to the United Nations,
to 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. The Secretary of
State has reported his findings as required by
Executive Order 14199.
(b) I have considered the[middot] Secretary of
State's report and, after deliberating with my Cabinet,
have determined that it is contrary to the interests of
the United States to remain a member of, participate
in, or otherwise provide support to the organizations
listed in section 2 of this memorandum.
(c) Consistent with Executive Order 14199 and
pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, I hereby direct all executive departments and
agencies (agencies) to take immediate steps to
effectuate the withdrawal of the United States from the
organizations listed in section 2 of this memorandum as
soon as possible. For United Nations entities,
withdrawal means ceasing participation in or funding to
those entities to the extent permitted by law.
(d) My review of further findings of the Secretary
of State remains ongoing.
Sec. 2. Organizations from Which the United States
Shall Withdraw. (a) Non-United Nations Organizations:
(i) 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact;
(ii) Colombo Plan Council;
(iii) Commission for Environmental Cooperation;
(iv) Education Cannot Wait;
(v) European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats;
(vi) Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories;
(vii) Freedom Online Coalition;
(viii) Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund;
(ix) Global Counterterrorism Forum;
(x) Global Forum on Cyber Expertise;
(xi) Global Forum on Migration and Development;
(xii) Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research;
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(xiii) Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable
Development;
(xiv) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
(xv) Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services;
(xvi) International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and
Restoration of Cultural Property;
(xvii) International Cotton Advisory Committee;
(xviii) International Development Law Organization;
(xix) International Energy Forum;
(xx) International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies;
(xxi) International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance;
(xxii) International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law;
(xxiii) International Lead and Zinc Study Group;
(xxiv) International Renewable Energy Agency;
(xxv) International Solar Alliance;
(xxvi) International Tropical Timber Organization;
(xxvii) International Union for Conservation of Nature;
(xxviii) Pan American Institute of Geography and History;
(xxix) Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation;
(xxx) Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combatting Piracy and Armed Robbery
against Ships in Asia;
(xxxi) Regional Cooperation Council;
(xxxii) Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century;
(xxxiii) Science and Technology Center in Ukraine;
(xxxiv) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme; and
(xxxv) Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.
(b) United Nations (UN) Organizations:
(i) Department of Economic and Social Affairs;
(ii) UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)--Economic Commission for
Africa;
(iii) ECOSOC--Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean;
(iv) ECOSOC--Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific;
(v) ECOSOC--Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia;
(vi) International Law Commission;
(vii) International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals;
(viii) International Trade Centre;
(ix) Office of the Special Adviser on Africa;
(x) Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for
Children in Armed Conflict;
(xi) Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
Sexual Violence in Conflict;
(xii) Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on
Violence Against Children;
(xiii) Peacebuilding Commission;
(xiv) Peacebuilding Fund;
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(xv) Permanent Forum on People of African Descent;
(xvi) UN Alliance of Civilizations;
(xvii) UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries;
(xviii) UN Conference on Trade and Development;
(xix) UN Democracy Fund;
(xx) UN Energy;
(xxi) UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women;
(xxii) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change;
(xxiii) UN Human Settlements Programme;
(xxiv) UN Institute for Training and Research;
(xxv) UN Oceans;
(xxvi) UN Population Fund;
(xxvii) UN Register of Conventional Arms;
(xxviii) UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination;
(xxix) UN System Staff College;
(xxx) UN Water; and
(xxxi) UN University.
Sec. 3. Implementation Guidance. The Secretary of State
shall provide additional guidance as needed to agencies
when implementing this memorandum.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this
memorandum 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 memorandum shall be implemented consistent
with applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(c) This memorandum 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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(d) The Secretary of State is authorized and
directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal
Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
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