UN
2018
2018-06-19 Under the first Trump administration the U.S. withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council. Secretary Pompeo called the council “a poor defender of human rights”, accused it of allowing authoritarian government in its membership, claimed unfair election processes, and claimed bias against Israel. The UN representative at the time Nikki Haley also made her remarks.
https://geneva.usmission.gov/2018/06/21/remarks-on-the-un-human-rights-council/
2018-08-31 The Trump administration eliminated funding during its first term to the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency.
2025
2025-01-24 Marco Rubio placed a freeze on all foreign aid for 90 days except for Israel and Egypt. News outlets reported Israel and Egypt are among the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid, with Israel receiving roughly $3.3B (billion) annually and Egypt receiving $1.5B (billion) per year.
2025-02-04 The White House released an executive order to reevaluate the U.S. commitment to three UN organizations “that deserve renewed scrutiny”: 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).
2025-02-27 The Trump administration ended funding for a UN program fighting HIV/AIDS.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/trump-un-hiv-aids-funding
2025-08-28 Trump withdrew the U.S. from the UN Review of Human Rights Record, stating it would not participate in the upcoming Universal Periodic Review. The ACLU issued a press release calling this an attempt to evade accountability.
2025-08-30 Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked visas for Palestinian officials who had planned to attend the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss Palestine becoming a state.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-rubio-un-4bb2a424ecdd8805f9a7a153848b3ad7
2025-09-23 At the U.N., Trump mocked climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” and questioned the purpose of the United Nations. This was the time he told the UN, “What is the purpose of the United Nations?” and, I’m really good at this stuff - your countries are going to hell”.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-address-un-he-distances-us-global-cooperation-2025-09-23/
2026 January
2026-01-21 Trump created a “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum to eventually replace the existing UN Charter. The new charter would exclude countries like Canada and include countries like Russia and China.
He also announced that a $1B contribution would secure permanent membership, and he would be chairman for life.
One of Trump’s first pledges of the Board’s mission is “looking over the Unite dNations and making sure it runs properly”.
https://betterworldcampaign.org/blog/the-latest-on-the-board-of-peace-what-we-know
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/22/g-s1-106799/board-of-peace-gaza-trump
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9jj1j74ggo
ONE BILLION DOLLARS**https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/trump-gets-his-board-of-peace-even-as-bigger-countries-steer-clear-00789617
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/politics/trump-launches-board-of-peace
WATCH OVER THE UN**https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/politics/trump-launches-his-board-of-peace-with-lofty-pledges-but-questions-remain
2026 February
2026-02-18 Pope Leo and the Vatican rejected Trump’s invitation to join the board of peace.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/19/board-of-peace-vatican/88754484007/
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/18/vatican-trump-gaza-board-of-peace-pope-leo
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/europe/pope-leo-board-of-peace-refusal-intl
2026 April
2026-04-13 UN’s Chief Economist Maximo Torero warned of a global food crisis because of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwgxQMSZzbA&list=WL&index=1&t=2s
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/04/1167289
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-892976
2026 June
2026-06-09 The UN documented hundreds of cases of extrajudicial punishment in Gaza including knee capping and bone breaking with metal pipes.
https://apnews.com/article/hamas-executions-maiming-war-israel-f7d63d25c91556ad6c02fd9b76040b21
2026-06-23 The UN documented widespread sexual violence being used as a weapon of war in Sudan.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167792
2026-06-26 The UN called for prompt and independent investigations into ICE detention centers due to skyrocketing deaths.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/un-deaths-immigration-custody-human-rights-law
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/06/1167816
2026-06-30 The UNs Resident Coordinator in Venezuela reported they were ordering 10K body bags.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/un-to-provide-10000-body-bags-to-venezuela-after-quakes/
2026 July
2026-07-20 Mamdani said Netanyahu should be arrested when he visits New York this fall for the UN General Assembly.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/mamdani-arresting-netanyahu-visits-nyc-un-general-assembly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/19/mamdani-netanyahu
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-arrest-zohran-mamdani/6527958/