The State Department cites political concerns, but UNESCO vows to keep its global doors open to all travelers.

UNESCO runs the influential World Heritage Sites program. There are 26 UNESCO World Heritage sites in the United States

The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical rivalry.

The Trump administration plans the departure for the end of 2026 and criticizes the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The U.S. is once again withdrawing from the United Nations' UNESCO program with the Trump administration labeling the organization as "woke."

"This is not what a major country should do," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said of Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from UNESCO.

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from UNESCO once again In a statement Tuesday that drew mixed reactions from Jewish groups. President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO,

"China Flexes Muscles at UN Cultural Agency, Just as Trump Walks Away" - while reporting on the US once again withdrawing from UNESCO, The New York Times (NYT) did not forget to take a jab at China in its Wednesday article.