US President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, US, January 20, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

The list includes 35 organisations outside the United Nations system and 31 UN agencies like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Population Fund.

In a move that further scales back Washington’s engagement in multilateral cooperation, the United States will end its participation in and funding for these bodies following a broad review of its role in international institutions.