The United Nations flag waves on the top of a UN building in Geneva, Switzerland.Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press

Mark Raymond is the Wick Cary Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Oklahoma.

David Welch is a professor of political science at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo.

Donald Trump’s assault on the United Nations continues. Last Wednesday, he signed an executive order pulling the United States out of 31 UN bodies or agreements, in addition to another 35 that work closely with it.

These 66 entities do crucial work promoting world order and global well-being. They include the Framework Convention on Climate Change – the only truly global effort to prevent catastrophic overheating of the planet – as well as the International Law Commission, the Peacebuilding Commission, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, offices dedicated to fighting child soldiery, violence against children, sexual violence in conflict, and so on.........

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