US Says It's Leaving UN Cultural Agency UNESCO Again, only 2 Years After Rejoining

Trump pulling U.S. out of UNESCO, the U.N. scientific and cultural agency, 2 years after Biden rejoined

President Trump previously withdrew the U.S. from the agency during his first term.

US leaves UNESCO again over alleged anti-Israel agenda

The United States announced Tuesday it will again pull out of the UN's educational, scientific and cultural agency (UNESCO) because of what Washington perceives as its anti-Israel bias. US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the withdrawal was linked to UNESCO's perceived agenda to "advance divisive social and cultural causes." Bruce said in a statement that UNESCO's decision "to admit the 'State of Palestine' as a Member State is hig…

U.S. says it’s leaving UN cultural agency UNESCO again, only 2 years after rejoining

The United States announced Tuesday it will again pull out of the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural agency because it believes that its involvement is not in the country’s national interest, and that the agency promotes anti-Israel speech. This decision comes only two years after the United States rejoined UNESCO after leaving in 2018, during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first administration.

US withdrawal from UNESCO to take effect on December 31, 2026 — Department of State

According to the Department of State, the organization advances "a globalist, ideological agenda for international development," which is at odds with Washington’s "America First foreign policy"

U.S. Says It Will Withdraw From UNESCO, Again

A decision to pull out of UNESCO was the latest move by the Trump administration to cut ties with international organizations.

Trump pulls US out of Unesco in blow for UN culture and education agency

White House cites Unesco’s focus on ‘divisive social and cultural causes’ in latest withdrawal from global bodiesThe US will quit the United Nations’ culture and education agency Unesco, the US state department said on Tuesday, as Donald Trump continues to pull out of international institutions.“Unesco works to advance divisive social and cultural causes and maintains an outsized focus on the UN’s sustainable development goals, a globalist, ideo…