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US and Israel lose Unesco voting right in Palestine dispute
Saturday, November 9, 2013 9:55
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American influence in culture, science and education around the world took a high-profile blow on Friday after the US automatically lost voting rights at UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), after missing a crucial deadline to repay its debt to the world’s cultural agency.
The US hasn’t paid its dues to the Paris-based Unesco in protest over the decision by world governments to make Palestine a Unesco member in 2011. Israel suspended its dues at the same time and also lost voting rights on Friday …. http://gulfnews.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2013/11/us-and-israel-lose-unesco-voting-right.html
