Sustainable Development Goals

On January 7, 2026, the United States announced its withdrawal from 66 international organizations, including 31 entities within the United Nations system. This decision is part of a process of disengagement from multilateral cooperation that began in early 2025, marked by a series of institutional withdrawals, budget cuts, and challenges to key international frameworks. This withdrawal directly affects the implementation of all the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the areas of climate, gender equality, global health, and development financing. It undermines central mechanisms for coordination, standard-setting, financing, and collective crisis response, in a context where the United States plays a pivotal role in the multilateral architecture. Which organizations are affected? What funding is at stake? What concrete effects are already observable on international programs and recipient countries? Focus 2030 analyzes the consequences of this withdrawal on global governance and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.