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Vol. 90

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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
 
 
                         Presidential Documents 
 
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 90 , No. 26 / Monday, February 10, 2025 / 
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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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    February 4, 2025.

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