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https://www.rt.com/news/406475-us-wi...esco-december/
The US State Department confirmed the country is officially withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN's cultural body it helped found in 1945, citing “anti-Israeli bias” and the need for reform. The move will take effect on December 31, the US announced.
The State Department said in a Thursday statement cited by Reuters:
Earlier, Washington officials told AP that the United States is withdrawing from UNESCO after repeated criticism of resolutions that the Trump administration perceived as anti-Israeli.This decision was not taken lightly, and reflects US concerns with mounting arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform in the organization, and continuing anti-Israel bias at UNESCO
The US stopped financing UNESCO after the organization moved to admit the Palestinian Authority as a member in 2011.
However, the State Department has maintained a mission at the agency’s Paris headquarters.
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