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The country previously left the agency for two brief stints—once from 1984 to 2003 and again from 2017 to 2023. The newly ...
The Trump administration announced the U.S. will withdraw from UNESCO, which in 2023 added Newark's Octagon Earthworks to its ...
Trump ordered a 90-day review of America’s presence in UNESCO back in February, with special emphasis on probing ...
The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO will deal a blow to its work preserving cultural heritage ...
President Trump is set to once again withdraw from The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...
Trump administration announces exit, set to take effect December 2026, repeating 2018 withdrawal over policy conflicts ...
The State Department cites political concerns, but UNESCO vows to keep its global doors open to all travelers.
President Trump's decision to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is not a ...
Washington had been a buffer against China’s efforts to use UNESCO to influence education, historical designations and even ...
Beijing has ramped up efforts to shape UNESCO’s decisions on education, historical sites, and artificial intelligence, ...
The organization oversees over 1,200 heritage sites, including the Taj Mahal in India and Machu Picchu in Peru.