AMMAN — The US has been readmitted to (
UNESCO), the United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, after a six-year
hiatus. In an extraordinary session of the
General Conference on Friday,
UNESCO’s 193 member states voted to approve the proposal submitted by the US to
rejoin the organization with 132 members voting in favor and ten against.
اضافة اعلان
According to a press release published on the UNESCO
website, the US will commit to repay its estimated arrears of $619 million
based on a concrete financial plan.
Departure due to anti-Israel bias
In late 2017, the
US State Department announced it would
leave UNESCO over its perceived anti-Israel bias, in which I
sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu followed suit, Al Jazeera reported.
Throughout its history, UNESCO has approved a number of
resolutions pertaining to Palestine, Jerusalem, and its sanctities, canceling
what Israel has changed in it. Since
granting Palestine full membership in
2011, the US stopped funding the UN organization. Its contribution accounted
for 22 percent of its budget.
Meanwhile, Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay
confirmed that there are no negotiations for Israel’s return at this stage.
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