State of Palestine admitted to full membership in UNESCO
Posted on October 31st, 2011 by Marian Houk
Despite a near-100% certainty that U.S. funding [representing 22% of the agency's budget] will be cut, UNESCO member states voted this afternoon in Paris to admit the State of Palestine into full membership of the UN’s Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. UPDATE: Within hours, the U.S. State Department announced that a $60 million payment due [...]
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