United States quits global pacts 

America’s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization is the latest in a series of controversial decisions by U.S. President Donald Trump to pull out of international agreements


2017

Jan 2017: On his first full day in office President Trump quits Trans-Pacific Partnership – arguing free trade deal would harm U.S. manufacturing

Jun: Trump quits Paris Agreement claiming global climate accord is bad for U.S. economy

Oct: Trump administration withdraws from UNESCO over United Nations’ cultural organization’s recognition of Palestine as member-state

2018 

May 2018: Trump withdraws from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – Obama-era Iran nuclear deal between U.S., UK, France, China, Russia and Germany, to curb Iran’s
nuclear weapons programme 

Jun 2018: U.S. pulls out of UN Human Rights Council, calling it a “cesspool of political bias” that “makes a mockery of human rights”

Aug: Trump ends funding for United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) which helps Palestinian refugees

2019

Feb 2019: U.S. announces it is withdrawing from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia, citing violations by Moscow

2020

May 2020: President says U.S. is to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty which allows 35 nations to conduct surveillance flights over each other’s territory

Jun 2020: U.S. president confirms plans to pull 9,500 soldiers out of Germany, saying European ally has been “delinquent in payments” to NATO

Late July: Congress is set to vote on withdrawing from World Trade Organization, which President Trump accuses of being unfair to U.S.


Sources: Arms Control Association, Defense News, Politico 
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