REFILE-UPDATE 1-UN chief Guterres regrets US decision to withdraw from some UN entities
Published on: Jan. 9, 2026, 1:55 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regrets a U.S. decision to withdraw from dozens of U.N. entities, his spokesperson said on Thursday, stressing that the U.S. funding for a "large number" of those bodies was mandatory. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States would withdraw from dozens of international and U.N. entities, including a key climate treaty and a U.N. body that promotes gender equality and women's empowerment, because they "operate contrary to U.S. national interests." A "large number" of the 31 U.N.
