UNESCO votes to readmit the U.S.
LA TimesThe logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is seen during the 39th session of the General Conference at the UNESCO headquarters in 2017. UNESCO’s governing board voted 132-10 on Friday to accept the U.S. proposal to rejoin the Paris-based agency. Blinken said the vote would “restore U.S. leadership on a host of issues of importance and value to the American people.” “I am encouraged and grateful that today the membership accepted our proposal, which will allow the United States to take the next, formal steps toward fully rejoining the organization,” he said in a statement. The Biden administration had announced in early June that it would apply to rejoin the organization mainly because it was concerned that China was filling a gap left by the U.S. absence from the body.
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Why did US leave UNESCO? Why does it want to rejoin cultural and scientific agency?
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US to rejoin UNESCO from July, counter China: The plan unveiled
Hindustan TimesUS decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence
Associated Press
U.S. decides to rejoin UNESCO to counter Chinese influence, will pay arrears
LA TimesUS aims to rejoin UN scientific and educational organization to push back on China
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