Trump administration pulling U.S. out of UNESCO
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The United States will withdraw from UNESCO by the end of 2026, Washington said on Tuesday, just two years after rejoining the United Nations' cultural agency. "Today, the United States informed Director-General Audrey Azoulay of the United States' decision to withdraw from UNESCO,
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.
The Trump administration intends to withdraw the U.S. from the organization, just two years after it rejoined after a five-year absence.
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The United States of America is preparing to withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural and educational agency, according to media reports published today. The decision is seen as part of President Donald Trump's broader approach to reducing US involvement in international organisations he has previously criticised.
The United States announced Tuesday it will again pull out of the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency because it believes that its involvement is not in the country's national interest,
Trump ordered a 90-day review of America’s presence in UNESCO back in February, with special emphasis on probing “anti-Semitism or anti-Israel sentiment.”