The Council for Global Equality Condemns Trump Administration’s Withdrawal from International
Organizations and Calls Out the Export of Hate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On January 7, the Trump Administration announced the withdrawal of the
United States from 66 international organizations, marking its latest assault on international norms
and global cooperation. This decision – which follows a February 4 Executive Order requiring review
of U.S. participation in all international organizations, conventions and treaties – will only further
isolate the United States in an increasingly diverse and interconnected world.
The administration’s retreat from the global stage reflects a broader pattern of distorting the truth
and putting lives at risk in order to score domestic political points with the President’s extremist
base.
Mark Bromley, the Co-Chair of the Council for Global Equality, issued the following statement:
“The calling card of the Trump Administration has been a vitriolic and vindictive ideological crusade
to push a radical agenda abroad. Secretary Rubio’s statement labels these critical, often lifesaving
organizations and programs as ‘DEI,’ ‘wasteful,’ and ‘unnecessary,’ but nothing could be further from
the truth. In reality, the Trump Administration is trying to embolden anti-rights actors worldwide,
dismantle the multilateral and international human rights infrastructure that has protected vulnerable
people for decades, and advance a racist, neo-colonial, and authoritarian worldview. We call on the
international community to stand firm in opposition to the United States’ actions and demand that
the human rights of all be respected and protected.”
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