Friday, November 8, 2013
US, Israel lose UNESCO voting right in dispute
PARIS (AP) — American influence in culture, science and education around the world took a high-profile blow today after the U.S. automatically lost voting rights at UNESCO, after missing a crucial deadline to repay its debt to the world’s cultural agency. The U.S. hasn’t paid its dues to the Paris-based U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 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 today.