The Trump administration is taking its culture war global.
U.S. officials on Friday sought to expunge any references to diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, and “gender ideology” in a series of UNICEF work programs in Colombia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Paraguay, and Rwanda.
The move underscores the new U.S. administration’s commitment to pushing back on what it sees as an overly progressive United Nations agenda on social issues, while raising the prospect of deep financial cuts to UNICEF, one of the U.N. most popular agencies, and one that has traditionally been led by an American national.
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Colum Lynch
Colum Lynch is an award-winning reporter and Senior Global Reporter for Devex. He covers the intersection of development, diplomacy, and humanitarian relief at the United Nations and beyond. Prior to Devex, Colum reported on foreign policy and national security for Foreign Policy Magazine and the Washington Post. Colum was awarded the 2011 National Magazine Award for digital reporting for his blog Turtle Bay. He has also won an award for groundbreaking reporting on the U.N.’s failure to protect civilians in Darfur.
