The Trump administration announced in a memorandum that it is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and United Nations (UN) entities, including UN Women and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The memorandum threatens the legitimacy and integrity of the UN and the rights-based international order.

The memorandum follows a February 2025 executive order that required Secretary of State Marco Rubio 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.” The administration’s new announcement has now designated these entities as “contrary to the interests of the United States.” U.S. withdrawal will have harmful financial implications for many of these entities and will broadly signal to other UN Member States that they can neglect their obligations on gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights.