The administration said it was also pulling the US from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

His administration said it was also pulling the US from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.

The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.

Donald Trump withdrawn the US from over 60 international organisations, including UN bodies and India-France-led International Solar Alliance.

Many of the organizations are UN-affiliated agencies and panels focused on climate, labor, migration and social policy. The US State Department said the agencies work on agendas contrary to US interests.

The US withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is "regrettable", says the EU's climate chief.

The US withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is "regrettable", says the EU's climate chief.

The EU's climate chief has said that Europe would keep working with other nations to confront global warming despite the United States announcing its withdrawal from a bedrock UN climate treaty.

White House announces exits, including from key climate treaty, saying membership was 'contrary to the interests of the United States'

The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.

The executive order the president signed Wednesday follows a broader vision of American foreign policy that shuns coalition building and the consensus of nations.

The Trump administration is pulling the United States out of dozens of international organisations, including key UN agencies and the treaty underpinning global climate talks, marking a deepening retreat…

Some legal experts said the US Congress would need to approve its exit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Some legal experts said the US Congress would need to approve its exit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump directed US agencies to cease participating and funding the entities in a presidential memo.

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 - The Trump administration's decision to withdraw the United States from the foundational U.N. climate treaty, which the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted more than 30 years ago, may be illegal, according to some legal experts who say that Congress would need to approve its exit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jan. 7 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday night that he will withdraw the United States from dozens of international organizations and treaties, escalating the U.S. policy shift from multilateral engagement under his second administration.

(AP) - The Trump administration will withdraw the United States from dozens of international organisations, including the United Nations population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations. President Donald...

The U.S. plans to withdraw from 66 international organizations, primarily UN-related, under Trump's administration, emphasizing national interests.

Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from key climate treaty and global warming assessment body, escalating tensions with international organizations.

Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from key climate treaty and global warming assessment body, escalating tensions with international organizations.

Trump on Wednesday forbade US departments and agencies from participating in or funding those entities and 35 non-UN organisations.

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The United States is to withdraw from 66 international organizations, according to a presidential memorandum signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday. According to the memorandum, which applies to 31 United Nations (UN) entities and 35 non-UN entities, Trump said the organizations are “contrary to the interests …

Trump withdraws the U.S. from over 60 global organizations, targeting those deemed contrary to national interests and security.

The UN’s climate chief said Trump’s decision will “only harm the US economy, jobs and living standards.”

The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions…

The UN asserts the U.S. must fulfill its funding obligations despite Trump's withdrawal from over 30 agencies and initiatives.

The UN asserts the U.S. must fulfill its funding obligations despite Trump's withdrawal from over 30 agencies and initiatives.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced a broad withdrawal from dozens of international organizations, deepening Washington’s retreat from multilateral cooperation. The decision affects 66 international bodies, including United Nations agencies, commissions and advisory groups, according to a statement released by the White House after Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday.

Trump withdraws the U.S. from over 60 global organizations, targeting those deemed contrary to national interests and security.

The decision comes as Trump approaches the first anniversary of his second term. Since returning to office, he has already moved to exit the World Health Organization, the Paris climate agreement, and UNESCO, while cutting funding to several UN bodies.

“President Trump is ending U.S. participation in international organisations that undermine America’s independence and waste taxpayer dollars on ineffective or hostile agendas,” the White House fact sheet said