Trump signed decrees on the exit of the United States from the UN HRC and a ban on financing Unrwa

On the eve of the meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump signed presidential decrees on the exit from the UN Human Rights Council and a ban on financing the Agency for Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa).

With these decrees, the White House administration restores US policy in relation to the listed UN structures, which was held in the previous cadence of Donald Trump as president.

At the moment, the United States is not financed by Unrwa. The Biden administration canceled Trump’s decision to terminate financing in 2021, but in December 2023 after the participation of several Unrwa employees in the attack on Israel with Hamas was proved, assistance to the agency was suspended.

The Trump administration states that the UN Human Rights Council does not fulfill its functions, demonstrates bias in relation to Israel. “In 2018, when, during the first cadence of Trump, the United States left the UN Human Rights Council, more resolutions were adopted by this body against Israel than against Syria, Iran and North Korea combined,” the White House comments said.