Trump to withdraw us from the UN Right Council, it expands the UNRWA prohibition funds: Report | News Donald Trump
The US president is expected to sign orders that reduce the connections and funds for UN agencies while Netanyahu visits the White House.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, plans to interrupt the US engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and expanded the prohibition of Financing the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, an unnamed White House official said to the US media.
American newspaper media, including Politico, and for example, reported on Monday that Trump is expected to sign a executive order on Tuesday that withdrew from two UN bodies, the same day when the White House Is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a longtime UN critic, and especially UNRWA.
Since January 20th, he took his post to another term, Trump has already withdrawn the US World Health Organization (WHO) AND Paris Climate Agreementfrom which he withdrew during his first term – a move that later canceled the Administration of Biden.
Trump’s withdrawal of the US from the UN Human Right Council would also not be first for Trump, who withdrew from the Council in his first term.
When Trump’s administration in 2018 ceased the Human Rights Council, Trump’s then-Halley Envoy, Nikki Haley claimed that the move because of “chronic bias” against Israel from the body, which consists of 47 UN Member States elected by four-year-old expressions.
The Council conducts periodic reviews of the records of the UN Member States, including the US, which should undergo its next review in August.
During the latest examination of the US Council in 2020, the countries offered recommendations on how Washington could improve the record of human rights, including resolving racism and closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. The Council is also responsible for the appointment of a human rights expert who will serve as an independent UN special reporters.
Several special UN reporters have accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, including, mostly, a special reporter on the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese.
As a chosen member of the Council, recently from 2022-2024, the United States also used their position to criticize the records of human rights of other countries.
Unrwa order comes while Netanyahu visits a white house
Trump’s plan to sign another executive order, which is particularly focused on the built -in UNRWA coincides with Netanyahu’s visit to the White House.
According to UNRWA A report on the situationIsraeli forces killed 272 UNRWA staff members during the 15-month attack by Israel on the Gaza zone and repeatedly attacked UNRWA buildings, including schools where thousands of Palestinians sought refuge.
In October, Israeli Parliament, Knesset, brought two accounts UNRWA OPERATION PROGRAM Within the borders of Israel, including the occupied East Jerusalem, which entered into force last week. Founded by the UN General Assembly in 1949, UNRWA provides assistance services, health and education to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, occupied by the west coast, occupied by East Jerusalem, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
He was now the biggest donor of the UNRWA, secured $ 300 to $ 400 a year, but Biden paused in January 2024. After Israel presented unfounded accusations of a dozen UNRWA staff who participated in the deadly 7th October 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas.
Although an independent report has been found to be Israeli authorities did not provide evidence For his UN claims, the US Congress decided to officially suspend the UNRWA contributions at least March 2025. UN found later Those nine employees may have been involved in the attack and were discharged.
UNRWA plays a vital role in the recovery of gauze, as the fragile truce is still held between Israel and Hamas.
Trump and Netanyahu are expected to talk about the next phase of the tribute agreement when they meet.
Speaking after Netanyahu arrived in the United States on Monday, Trump said that there was no guarantee “that would be a tribute agreement.