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Trump’s Plan to Restore UN Mission Gains Momentum
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- Ambassador Mike Waltz is working under President Trump to refocus the United Nations on its original mission of peacekeeping.
- Waltz supports cutting funding for UN agencies that do not align with American interests, especially those focused on climate change and social issues.
- Recent UN reforms include workforce and budget reductions, and a renewed emphasis on stopping the persecution of Christians worldwide.
Mike Waltz, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, outlined a strategy to redirect the UN toward effective peacekeeping and American priorities.
He aims to hold other countries accountable and push for reforms that promote peace and security instead of broad social agendas.
“You’re supposed to be stopping wars, ending wars, preventing wars,” Waltz said.
Switching efforts in places like Haiti to involve other nations, Waltz hopes to ensure fair burden sharing within peace operations.
He stresses that the UN can still be a helpful platform if it concentrates on its core duties and reforms its approach.
“We’ve just got to get it back focused on those peacekeeping and peace enforcement missions that they did so well in the past and that they strayed from in recent decades.”
Waltz proposes defunding agencies like WHO and UNRWA that he says fail to serve America’s interests.
He also pushes back against UN programs that promote climate change or gender agendas.
“We walked away from WHO, the World Health Organization. UNRWA, the UN agency in Gaza that’s been completely infiltrated by Hamas. We walked out of it and defunded that too. The so-called human rights councils that cater to countries like North Korea and Venezuela and Iran. We’ve walked away from that,” he said.
Critical services such as global communication standards and aviation safety remain priorities.
Waltz insists on American standards over those from adversarial nations.
“When I land, when flying internationally, I want everybody speaking English,” he said.
Under Trump’s leadership, the United States pushed for cuts to UN staff and budget.
Officials say this rolled back distractions from the group’s foundational mission.
“So we’re cutting, we’re DOGE-ing, we’re going to get them back to basics in line with the president’s vision.”
Waltz highlighted that stopping Christian persecution has become a renewed focus at the UN.
He credited the Trump administration with bringing attention to the issue.
“Well, it actually started with President Trump, who put a spotlight on the persecution of Christians around the world, but according to most NGOs, 80% of Christians that are killed and persecuted actually happens in Nigeria,” he said.
He praised Nicki Minaj for raising awareness on this issue.
Waltz credited unexpected allies for advancing his agenda.
“Someone like her, with her quarter billion followers across all of our platforms. It’s an unlikely pairing. I didn’t see that one coming, but where we can work together to not just put a spotlight and educate people but to make sure there’s real action.”
Waltz addressed the tough environment at the UN, noting difficulties with hostile nations and disruptions.
He described challenges in holding orderly negotiations.
“There are times where I think the tribes in the Middle East, Afghanistan are easier than here,” Waltz said.
He remains committed to standing strong for the United States and advancing conservative values within international diplomacy.
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