Trump Orders Broad U.S. Withdrawal from Global Liberal and Climate Treaties

On January 6, 2026, President Trump issued a memorandum directing agencies to withdraw the United States from dozens of international organizations, conventions, and treaties, including key climate, human rights, democracy, and development bodies such as the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Renewable Energy Agency, UN Women, and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, signaling an aggressive retreat from the post-World War II liberal order and further isolating the U.S. from global cooperation on climate and governance.