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

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

The United States will once again pull out of UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations. According to an announcement from the U.S. State Department, officials plan to cut ties with the agency by the end of 2026.

President Donald Trump has decided to pull the United States out of the "woke" and "divisive" U.N. culture and education agency UNESCO, the White House said on Tuesday, repeating a move he took in his first term that was reversed by Joe Biden.

President Donald Trump has once again withdrawn the United States from UNESCO, accusing the U.N.’s science and cultural and organization of an anti-Israel bias and a “globalis

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

With the support of international partners and the mobilization of $115 million, the UN cultural agency UNESCO recently helped rebuild the Iraqi city of Mosul after it was devastated by the Islamic State group.