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U.S. Threatening to Withhold UNESCO Funds After Palestinian Membership
Palestine won a victory in its climb to full UN membership today when it was admitted as a full member to UNESCO, the organization’s cultural body, in “a highly divisive move” opposed by the United States, Germany, and other nations, the AP is reporting. ”Huge cheers went up in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization after delegates approved the membership in a vote of 107-14 with 52 abstentions,” according to the AP. But the United States is threatening to withhold the $80 million it contributes to the agency’s budget over the vote. ”Existing United States legislation appears to mandate the cutoff of money to the United Nations or any of its agencies if they grant ‘full membership as a state to any organization or group that does not have the internationally recognized attributes of statehood,’ and more legislation along the same lines has been introduced. Read more.
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