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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 ...
What Trump Quitting UNESCO Means For 26 U.S. World Heritage Sites
UNESCO runs the influential World Heritage Sites program. There are 26 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the United States ...
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Withdrawal of the United States of America from UNESCO: statement by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General
I deeply regret President Donald Trump's decision to once again withdraw the United States of America from UNESCO – a decision that will take effect at the end of December 2026.
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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 ...
Trump orders US exit from UNESCO, reversing Biden-era reentry
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The United States will withdraw from the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural ...
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Trump exits UNESCO again, citing anti-Israel bias — and spurring concern for Jewish sites
President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO, accusing the U.N.’s science and cultural and ...
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U.S. Announces Exit From UNESCO—Here’s What It Means for Travelers
The State Department cites political concerns, but UNESCO vows to keep its global doors open to all travelers.
The US decision to leave UNESCO again puts a spotlight on what the agency does and why it matters
The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO will deal a blow to its work preserving cultural heritage ...
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Researchers in dismay as US exits world science body UNESCO … again
The Trump administration plans the departure for the end of 2026 and criticizes the UN Sustainable Development Goals.