Washington promises to pay $600m in fees owed because it pulled out in conflict over Palestine The logodesign of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) is seen on a gate at its headoffice in Paris. (Photo: AFP) PARIS: The United States rejoined Unesco on Friday, reversing its withdrawal throughout the Trump administration, the UN cultural company stated. Donald Trump revealed in 2017 that he was pulling the United States out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization alongwith Israel, implicating the body of predisposition versus the Jewish state, a choice that took impact in2018 An amazing session of the UN body’s General Assembly voted extremely for the return of the United States, an AFP pressreporter present at the vote stated, with 132 members ballot in favour, 10 versus and 15 abstentions. Dissenting voices consistedof Iran, Syria, China and Russia, whose delegations appeared to lookfor to hold-up the vote through numerous declarations on treatment and recommended modifications. The United States, a starting member of Unesco, was a significant factor to its budgetplan till 2011, when the body confessed Palestine as a member state. That tri
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