The United Nations at a Tipping Point

The United Nations is at an inflection point, with a new Secretary General, growing disbelief in multilateral institutions among members of the international community, and wavering U.S. support for the organization under the new Trump administration.

A top concern right now is whether the White House will cut funding to the UN. A draft executive order, first reported by the New York Times in January, calls for a 40 percent decrease in U.S. funding to international groups, like the UN, that meet any one of several criteria. “Those criteria include organizations that give full membership to the Palestinian Authority or Palestine Liberation Organization, or support programs that fund abortion or any activity that circumvents sanctions against Iran or North Korea,” reported the New York Times.

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