The Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, regretted this Thursday the decision of the United States to withdraw from dozens of United Nations entities
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January 8, 2026 Time: 9:28 p.m.
He spokesman for the multilateral organization, Stéphane Dujarric, said this Thursday that the United States (USA) You could lose your right to vote General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) if you don’t pay your dues.
«It is in article 19 (of the United Nations Charter). Therefore, it is not a decision of the Secretary General, it is in the Charter and implies that, at some point, the country could lose its vote in the General Assembly,” declared Dujarric.
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Nonetheless, US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday withdrawing his country from 66 international organizations, making 31 UN entities will no longer be funded by the United States Government.
This measure affects another 35 international entities that do not belong to the multilateral organization and will also stop receiving financing from Washington.
The Trump Administration memorandum stated that these organizations “they operate contrary to the national interests, security, economic prosperity or sovereignty, of the United States.” According to the resolution, The organizations “prioritize globalist agendas over US priorities.”.
In this sense, the Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, this Thursday, regretted the decision of the United States to withdraw from dozens of United Nations entities and was extremely surprised by the White House announcement, recalling that Your contribution is a “non-negotiable legal obligation.”
Among the UN organizations from which the United States will withdraw are the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat).