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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 ...
A look at UNESCO and its work as the US decides again to leave the cultural agency
With the support of international partners and $115 million in funding, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recently helped ...
Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second time
President Donald Trump has decided to pull the United States out of the "woke" and "divisive" U.N. culture and education ...
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 ...
US to withdraw from UNESCO again, citing anti-Israel bias
The Trump administration in 2017 announced that the U.S. would withdraw from UNESCO, citing anti-Israel bias. That decision ...
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Paris 2024: UNESCO hosts The Associated Press at its Paris Headquarters ...
PARIS, July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For the duration of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, The Associated Press will provide international media with broadcast facilities and live shots from the ...
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Jill Biden marks US re-entry into UNESCO with a flag-raising ceremony ...
U.S. first lady Jill Biden attended a flag-raising ceremony at UNESCO in Paris on Tuesday, marking Washington’s official re-entry into the U.N. agency after a controversial five-year hiatus.
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The zinc roof restorers of Paris now have UNESCO Cultural Heritage ...
PARIS (AP) — From before sunrise to after sunset, in slippery winters and scorching summers, the roof restorers of Paris toil away, replacing the zinc sheets that help define the city’s famous ...