Trump administration pulls US out of UNESCO
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President Donald Trump has decided to pull the United States out of the "woke" and "divisive" UN culture and education agency UNESCO, the White House said on Tuesday, repeating a move he took in his first term that was reversed by Joe Biden.
The US is withdrawing, again, from UNESCO, a group that preserves cultural and natural heritage worldwide. Are any World Heritage sites in Ohio?
U.S. President Ronald Reagan's administration announces that the U.S. is withdrawing from UNESCO, effective December 1984, saying it had become "politicized," financially mismanaged, unduly focused on weapons disarmament during the Cold War and hostile to free markets and a free press.
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China Reacts to Trump's UNESCO DecisionTrump is pulling the U.S. from UNESCO after his administration's review raised concerns about perceived pro-Palestinian and pro-Chinese bias, and an emphasis on "woke" diversity, equity, and inclusion policies that Washington opposes.
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.
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.”