Audrey Azoulay, the director-general of UNESCO, announcing the United States’ request to return to the organization Late last week, UNESCO voted 132-10 to readmit the United States, which left the organization in 2017.
“It’s a great day for UNESCO and for multilateralism,” says Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s director-general, in a statement . “Building upon the momentum achieved in recent years, our organization is once again moving towards universalism with this return of the United States.”
The U.S. announced its departure during the Trump administration, but it had already stopped funding the organization in 2011—the year UNESCO granted Palestine full membership. Laws passed […]
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