Trump to withdraw us from the UN Council of Rights, expand the UNRWA funds ban: Report | Donald Trump News
The US President is expected to sign orders to deduct relations and funds with UN agencies as Netanyahu visit the White House.
United States President Donald Trump plans to cut US engagement with the United Nations Human Rights Council and expand funding ban for Palestinian refugees for the United Nations agency, UNRWA, an anonymous White House official Told outlets.
American news media, including Politico and NPR, said on Monday that Trump was expected to sign an executive order from two United Nations bodies on Tuesday, on the same day the White House is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Who have been critics for a long time. United Nations, and especially UNRWA.
Since taking over for the second term on January 20, Trump has already withdrawn the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris Climate Agreement, which he withdrew during his first term – one such The steps that were later reversed by Biden administration.
America’s return from the United Nations Human Rights Council will also not be the first for Trump, which was withdrawn from the council in his first term.
When the Trump administration left the Human Rights Council in 2018, the then messenger of Trump Nikki Haley claimed that the step was due to the “old bias” against Israel from the body, which is made up of 47 UN member states which are made up of 47 UN states. Four have been selected for four- four have been selected for four- the conditions of the year.
The council conducts periodic review of the human rights records of the UN member states, including the US, which is scheduled to undergo a next review in August.
During the final review of the US Council in 2020, countries recommended how Washington could improve its human rights records, including racism dealing with racism and closing the Guantanamo Bay Gel. The council is also responsible for serving human rights experts as a special coordination of independent United Nations.
Many United Nations special synergy has accused Israel of massacre in Gaza, which includes special synergy on the occupied Palestinian region, Franceska Albani.
As an elected member of the council, recently from 2022–2024, the US has also taken advantage of its position to criticize the human rights records of other countries.
UNRWA Order comes to Netanyahu White House
Trump’s plan to sign another executive order especially matches Netanyahu’s visit to the White House to target UNRWA.
According to the UNRWA status report, the Israeli army killed 272 UNRWA staff members during the 15-month attack on Gaza Strip and repeatedly attacked UNRWA buildings, including schools, where thousands of Palestinians were included. Was looking for shelter.
In October, the Israeli Parliament, Cassett, passed two bills banning the UNRWA operations within the Israeli borders, in which East Jerusalem was captured, which came into force last week. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1949, UNRWA provides assistance, health and education services to millions of Palestinians, captured West Bank, Eastern Jerusalem, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
The United States was the largest donor of the US UNRWA, provided from $ 300m to $ 400MA year, but in January 2024 Biden stopped funding, when Israel accuses a dozen UNRWA employees on 7 October 2023 on 7 October 2023. , Attack Israel by Hamas.
Although an independent report found that Israeli officials did not provide evidence to the United Nations for its claims, the US Congress decided to formally suspend the contribution to UNRWA by at least March 2025. The United Nations later found that nine employees could attend the attack and were fired.
UNRWA is playing an important role in the recovery of Gaza as a delicate ceasefire continues between Israel and Hamas.
Trump and Netanyahu are expected to discuss the next stage of the ceasefire deal when they meet.
Speaking after Netanyahu arrived in the US on Monday, Trump said that “there was no guarantee” that a ceasefire would organize a deal.
