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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.

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 ...

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

With the support of international partners and $115 million in funding, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recently helped ...
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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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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.
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Saka Burial Grounds: Prehistoric Silk Road on UNESCO Tentative List

Located along the right bank of the Ili River, approximately 128 kilometers from Almaty, the Besshatyr necropolis comprises ...
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Quedlinburg at Dusk – Walk Through Germany’s UNESCO Medieval Town

Enjoy a cosy evening journey through Quedlinburg, one of Germany’s oldest and best-preserved towns. Stroll its medieval ...