US Withdraws from UNESCO …AGAIN!?
The Trump administration continues to make a series of bad decisions on everything from trade, to the environment, to international development.
It seems not that long ago that I was congratulating the US on this platform for re-joining UNESCO; now it’s going to withdraw again. Really?
UNESCO has a place in my heart not only because of its positive and sweeping scope in science, education and culture but because in my last long-term assignment, I was Team Leader on the EU funded Skills and Technical Education Program (STEP) in Malawi. This program was managed by UNESCO from 2017-2021.
STEP – Skills and Technical Education Programme – Malawi
My experience on this assignment was thoroughly enjoyable and described in the next to last chapter of my book, “Overseas Adventures -From Afghanistan to Zambia and Points In-Between”. The book is available from AMAZON or from this website.
As explained by the UNESCO Director-General in the below statement, the agency’s future outlook is not as badly affected as some other UN agencies.
Both the Director-General and I hope that the USA will again join the agency at some future date.
