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A look at UNESCO and its work as the US decides again to leave the cultural agency

The restoration of the historic city's iconic Al-Nouri Mosque and Al-Hadba Minaret was just one of many programs run by the U ...

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 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 ...
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Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature to continue despite US leaving UNESCO

The United States is pulling its funding and support for an international cultural agency for the second time.

Good riddance to UNESCO — a hate-America shouting gallery

UNESCO has also politicized Jewish holy sites, calling Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem a “mosque,” which it never was. And it’s ...

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 ...
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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 exits UNESCO again, citing anti-Israel bias

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

China Reacts to Trump's UNESCO Decision

"This is not what a major country should do," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said of Donald Trump's decision ...

PM Modi offers prayers at UNESCO heritage Chola temple in Tamil Nadu | Watch video

Prime Minister Modi worshipped at the Chola-era Brihadeeswara temple in Tamil Nadu, participating in traditional rituals and ...