{"id":34560,"date":"2018-10-31T11:54:11","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T06:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=34560"},"modified":"2018-10-31T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T06:24:11","slug":"out-of-unesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/out-of-unesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of UNESCO:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/out-of-unesco\/article19873975.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of UNESCO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S.\u2019s decision to quit UNESCO is an attempt to reassert geopolitical influence in West Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. withdrawal will become effective as of the end of December 2018. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the significance of UNESCO?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNESCO is best known for designating World Heritage Sites<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was founded after World War Two to help protect cultural and natural heritage around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why did US decided to quit UNESCO?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The U.S, UN and Palestine<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key issue, as with many US-UN disputes, is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNESCO declared the ancient and hotly contested core of Hebron, a city in the southern part of the occupied Palestinian territories, as a Palestinian world heritage site<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, UNESCO adopted <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a resolution that criticized Israel for mishandling heritage sites in Jerusalem and condemned Israeli aggressions and illegal measures against freedom of worship.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What has happened so far?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In January,the Trump administration prepared orders to halt U.S. funding to global institutions that advocate membership for the Palestine Authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In February, Washington blocked the appointment, at the eleventh hour, of a former Palestinian premier to serve in a senior UN position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States cut off about 22 percent of its entire budget for UNESCO, in reprisal for the organization\u2019s acceptance of Palestine as a member.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 2011, UNESCO admitted the Palestinian territories to the organization as an independent member-state called Palestine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The action taken by UNESCO triggered a US law which <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cut off American funding for any organization that recognized an independent Palestine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US had previously paid for 22 percent ($80 million) of UNESCO\u2019s annual budget.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How will the US withdrawal from UNESCO impact either sides?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Loss of reputation \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International relations scholarship shows when a leader reneges on an international commitment, it undermines the nation\u2019s credibility and therefore its reputation. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Diminished ability to lead<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International organizations provide states with an important arena to project soft power.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without a membership role in UNESCO, there\u2019s less opportunity to share U.S. ideals and norms around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Less issue-linkage potential<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By withdrawing from UNESCO, the United States loses an arena that could be valuable for bargaining \u2014 not necessarily just for issues such as education and culture.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Longer-term market effects<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The withdrawal could be international analysts as downgrade a state\u2019s credibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the Israeli-Palestinian Issue about?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century, primarily as a conflict over territory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The origins to the conflict can be traced back to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jewish immigration<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between Jews and Arabs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Israeli\u2013Palestinian conflict has its roots in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the birth of major nationalist movements <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">among the Jews<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">among the Arabs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, both geared towards attaining sovereignty for their people in the Middle East<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out of UNESCO:\u00a0 Context The U.S.\u2019s decision to quit UNESCO is an attempt to reassert geopolitical influence in West Asia. The U.S. withdrawal will become effective as of the end of December 2018. What is the significance of UNESCO? 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