An executive order signed by President Trump Tuesday orders the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council and end U.S. support for UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. Trump also ordered a review of the U.N.'s cultural agency, UNESCO. This follows Trump's January 24 decision to halt billions of dollars of U.N. funding pending a 90-day review. Among the many casualties is the sexual reproductive health agency, the U.N. Population Fund. Pio Smith is the agency’s Asia-Pacific director. Pio Smith: “I am deeply concerned that millions...

Trump Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council, End Funding To UNRWA President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council, UNRWA, and UNESCO - ending funding to the UN agency which deals with Palestinian refugees. BREAKING: Trump signed an Executive Order withdrawing U.S. support from the UNRWA. Some UNRWA employees took part in Hamas' Oct 7th attack and helped Hamas hold hostages including American citizens. Biden funded terrorists.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to stop U.S. engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and continue a halt to funding for the U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA, a White House official said on Monday.

The move coincides with a visit to Washington by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has long been critical of UNRWA, accusing the agency of anti-Israel incitement and its staff of being "involved in terrorist activities against Israel."

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday withdrawing the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council and prohibiting future funding for the U.N. relief agency for Gaza known as UNRWA, a White House source told the Washington Examiner. The executive order reinstates policies that Trump had in place during his first administration, though the Middle East looks vastly different than when he left the White House. It also comes a day before he’s set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. UNRWA serves as the primary support...

President Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday withdrawing the U.S. from the UN Human Rights Council and stopping funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency, which provides services to Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, a White House official said. Why it matters: Trump had also pulled the United States from the Human Rights Council and UNRWA during his first term, which former...