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Tengrinews.kz - U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the country from the United Nations Human Rights Council, citing a statement from the White House.
In addition, Trump has imposed a ban on funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which Israeli authorities accuse of supporting Hamas.
"The Executive Order will prohibit the United States from providing any additional funding to UNRWA, which has consistently shown itself to be anti-Semitic and anti-Israel, as evidenced by the number of its staff members who took part in the horrific October 7th terrorist attacks against Israel. UNRWA facilities have repeatedly been used by Hamas and other terrorist groups to store weapons and build tunnels," the White House statement said.
Both executive orders were signed during Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
"The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has not fulfilled its purpose and continues to be used as a protective body for countries committing horrific human rights violations. The UNHRC has demonstrated consistent bias against Israel, focusing on it unfairly and disproportionately in council proceedings," the document stated.
Netanyahu has previously criticized the UN Human Rights Council, accusing it of "blatant anti-Israel bias."
During his first term in 2018, Trump also cut funding to UNRWA and withdrew the U.S. from both the UN Human Rights Council and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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