US seeks to rejoin UNESCO

(VOVWORLD) - The Biden administration says the US will rejoin the UN’s educational and scientific organization (UNESCO) after a five-year absence that began while Donald Trump was president.

The State Department said it had delivered a letter seeking re-admission to UNESCO late last week. The department said in a statement, that any such action would require approval by UNESCO’s current membership.  

The US and UNESCO have had a turbulent relationship over the past four decades, sparring over ideological issues during the Cold War and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 

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