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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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
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 ...
Nature2d
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN1d
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.
11 UNESCO World Heritage Sites That Spark Wonder, from Ancient Cities to Legendary Rocks
While it would take more than a lifetime to visit the 1,200 or so sites on the list, these 11 must-visit places spark ...
KCRG on MSN29m
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.