Much of this funding currently goes to international peacekeeping operations and other core United Nations missions. The draft order would have allowed for similar cuts to other international organizations, but it did not name them. Advertisement Continue reading the main storySome provisions in the draft order were either unclear or redundant. Another called for the termination of funding for any United Nations agency that grants full membership to a Palestinian representative, which is already United States law. Nikki R. Haley, the new American ambassador to the United Nations, said in comments at the United Nations headquarters on Friday, “You’re going to see a change in the way we do business.”Ms. Haley added, “For those who don’t have our backs, we’re taking names.”President Trump expressed antipathy toward the United Nations during the campaign.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2017 05:15 UTC