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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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...
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Withdrawal of the United States of America from UNESCO: statement by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General

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 US decision to leave UNESCO again puts a spotlight on what the agency does and why it matters

The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO will deal a blow to its work preserving cultural heritage ...

Trump administration withdraws from UNESCO again, only 2 years after US rejoined

PARIS — The United States announced Tuesday it will again pull out of the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency ...
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Trump exits UNESCO again, citing anti-Israel bias — and spurring concern for Jewish sites

President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO, accusing the U.N.’s science and cultural and ...
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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.