President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to end the participation of the United States in The United Nations Human Rights Council and continue with the suspension of funds for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA, in English).
The firm occurs on the same day Trump plans to meet in the Oval Office of the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
who has been critical of UNRWA for a long time and has accused the United Nations Human Rights Council against Israel.
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“I have always felt that the UN has enormous potential, but it is not complying with it at this time. For a long time it has been ineffective. There are great hopes in it, but, to be honest, it is not well managed,” Trump told Trump The press at the White House.
After his statements, the president signed the executive orders with his characteristic black marker, stating that both UNRWA and the UN Human Rights Council must “put order in their affairs.”
“They have to be fair to those countries that deserve justice,” he added, without directly reference to Israel’s claims.
In a statement released before the firm, the White House said that the UN Human Rights Council “has demonstrated A constant bias against Israel“And it has allowed countries like Iran, China and Cuba to use it to” protect themselves despite their serious violations and abuse against human rights. “
Specifically, the Executive Order argues that “several UN agencies have shown a deep antiestadounidse bias” and, therefore, orders the withdrawal of the US of the United Nations Human Rights Council, as well as the freezing of funds for funds for UNRWA, which provides support to more than five million Palestinian refugees.
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Likewise, the document requires the Secretary of State to review and prepare a report on which international organizations, conventions or treaties promote “radical or anti -stating feelings”, specifically mentioning the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (science and culture ( UNESCO) as one of the institutions that require an “accelerated review”.
During his first term (2017-2021), Trump has already retired to the US of the UN Human Rights Council, the main interstate forum for debate on human rights within the United Nations.
Washington rejoined this organism shortly after the arrival of Joe Biden to the White House in January 2021.
In his first term, Trump also suspended financing to UNRWA, demanding the Palestinians to resume peace negotiations with Israel.
Since he assumed his second term on January 20, Trump has ordered the withdrawal of the US of the World Health Organization and the Paris Agreement on the climate, decisions he already made in his first stage in the White House .
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Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/donald-trump-ordena-sacar-a-estados-unidos-del-consejo-de-dd-hh-de-la-onu-que-implica-cb20