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Trump quits another U.N. agency—this time it’s UNESCO
During the Biden administration, the U.S. rejoined the agency in 2023. But now, just two years later, the current ...
What the U.S. Pulling Out of UNESCO Means For 26 World Heritage Sites in the U.S.
UNESCO runs the influential World Heritage Sites program. There are 26 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the United States ...
What to Know About the U.S. Move to Withdraw From UNESCO
The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical ...
Trump pulling U.S. out of UNESCO, the U.N. scientific and cultural agency, 2 years after Biden rejoined
The decision comes roughly two years after former President Joe Biden reentered the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...
A look at UNESCO and its work as the US decides again to leave the cultural agency
The restoration of the historic city's iconic Al-Nouri Mosque and Al-Hadba Minaret was just one of many programs run by the U ...
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The U.S. Is Withdrawing From UNESCO for the Third Time in the Agency’s 80-Year History
The country previously left the agency for two brief stints—once from 1984 to 2003 and again from 2017 to 2023. The newly ...
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Trump administration pulling U.S. out of cultural agency UNESCO again
The White House accused UNESCO of supporting “woke, divisive cultural and social causes.” Trump also withdrew the U.S. from ...
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Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature to continue despite US leaving UNESCO
The United States is pulling its funding and support for an international cultural agency for the second time.
China Reacts to Trump's UNESCO Decision
"This is not what a major country should do," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said of Donald Trump's decision ...