Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
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Key Points:
- US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from 66 international organizations, including nearly half that are UN-related, such as the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), citing that these bodies no longer serve American interests and promote agendas conflicting with US sovereignty and economic strength.
- The withdrawals affect groups focused on climate change, development, gender equality, and conflict, with the White House labeling their work as advancing "globalist" or "woke" agendas and describing involvement as a waste of taxpayer dollars.
- The US exit from the IPCC raises concerns about the impact on US scientists’ participation and could delay crucial climate reports, including the mitigation report that guides global climate action.
- This move follows
