UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay confirmed that the United States would leave the organization at the end of 2026 due to the applicable procedures. At the same time, it ensured that UNESCO is prepared for the consequences of the American exit and does not plan to lay off workers. Azoulay powerfully rejected accusations of anti-Semitism that fall from the U.S. administration. The decision to retreat the U.S. from UNESCO announced the White home and the State Department on Tuesday.
In her statement, Azoulay stressed that the organization is full prepared for the consequences of the American exit. It ensured that UNESCO did not intend to release any employees in connection with this decision.
The director-general powerfully rejected allegations of anti-Semitism that fall from the U.S. administration. "These claims are against reality, in peculiar UNESCO's actions in the field of Holocaust Education and the fight against anti-Semitism" - said Azoulay.
Reasons for the American decision
On Tuesday, the White home and the State Department reported the withdrawal of the United States from UNESCO. American officials justified this step allegedly by the pro-Principal attitude of the organization.
An additional reason for the decision is, as White home deputy spokeswoman Anna Kelly put it, «to support UNESCO's cultural and social initiatives completely detached from common sense policy». Kelly pointed out these aspects as crucial to the American decision.
History of American membership
It's not the first time Donald Trump has made a decision to leave the U.S. with UNESCO. He first ordered the withdrawal of the United States from this organization during his first word in 2017.
His successor Joe Biden led the United States back to this specialized UN organization. In February Trump ordered a revision of U.S. membership of UNESCO, which yet led to the current decision to leave again.
(PAP) Note: This article was edited with Artificial Intelligence.
