Withdrawal from the United Nations
Withdrawal from the United Nations by member states is not provided for in the
Nevertheless, under
Indonesian withdrawal
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Proposed U.S. withdrawal
Some right of center organizations in the United States have supported U.S. withdrawal from the UN, including the John Birch Society and Constitution Party.[4]
Bills to end U.S. membership in the UN have been introduced in the United States House of Representatives, for example the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2009 (introduced as H.R. 1146 on February 24, 2009, by Republican Ron Paul) and American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017 (H.R. 193, introduced January 3, 2017 by Republican Mike Rogers[5]).
Proposed Philippine withdrawal
In an August 2016 press conference, the
Following a storm of international publicity, Duterte said the next day that his statement about pulling out of the UN was a "joke" while still criticizing the UN.[7] Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. stated “We are committed to the UN despite our numerous frustrations with this international agency."[7]
References
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- ^ "The rebus sic stantibus clause". walter.gehr.net. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
- ^ United Nations official web site: Growth in United Nations membership, 1945-present
- ^ "Platform". Constitution Party. September 21, 2013.
- ^ David Edwards (2017-01-22). "Republican lawmakers sponsor bill to 'terminate U.S. membership in the United Nations'". RawStory.
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- Euan McKirdy, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte insults UN, threatens to leave over criticism, CNN (August 21, 2016).
- Felipe Villamor, Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines Calls U.N. Human Rights Chief an ‘Idiot’, New York Times (December 22, 2016).
- ^ a b Alexis Romero, Duterte on threat to leave UN: Just joking, Philippine Star (August 24, 2016).