President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO, accusing the U.N.’s science and cultural and organization of an anti-Israel bias and a “globalis

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from UNESCO once again In a statement Tuesday that drew mixed reactions from Jewish groups. President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO,

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The United States will withdraw from the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization by the end of 2026, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday, citing ideological

The decision comes two years after the Biden administration rejoined following a controversial, five-year absence that began during President Donald Trump’s first term.

The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that the United States has decided to exit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical rivalry.

The country previously left the agency for two brief stints—once from 1984 to 2003 and again from 2017 to 2023. The newly announced decision will take effect by the end of 2026

UNESCO works to improve literacy, with a special focus on girls in countries hit by war or disasters who get little or no schooling though programs such as the Malala Fund for Gir