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

Signed 2025-02-04 in effect
Foreign PolicyInternational OrganizationsUnited Nations
Foreign Policy & National Security

Directs U.S. withdrawal from specific UN bodies and agreements beyond the WHO (covered by EO 14155), including the UN Human Rights Council and other multilateral bodies the administration views as hostile to U.S. interests or disproportionately critical of Israel.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose

The US will reevaluate commitment to UN organizations that oppose US interests, specifically UNHRC, UNESCO, and UNRWA.

Sec. 2 UNHRC and UNESCO Participation

The US withdraws from UNHRC and terminates positions supporting it; conducts 90-day review of UNESCO membership.

Sec. 3 Funding

No funds are used for UNRWA; the US withholds its share of UN Regular Budget funding for UNHRC; within 180 days, review all multilateral organization funding.

Sec. 4 Notification

The Secretary informs UN leadership that the US will not fund UNRWA or UNHRC and will not pay 2025 assessments or arrears.

Sec. 5 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.