US loses voting rights in UNESCO
The US missed a Friday deadline to provide an official justification of its non-payment and a plan to pay back its missed dues, the UNESCO source said, automatically triggering the suspension of voting rights.
As of the 1100 a.m. GMT deadline, "nothing was received from the United States," the source said. Two separate diplomatic sources also confirmed the deadline had been missed, triggering the suspension of voting rights.
There was no immediate comment at the office of the US envoy to the UN agency.
UNESCO designates World Heritage sites, promotes global education and supports press freedom among other tasks.
The withdrawal of US funding - which to date amounts to about $240 million or some 22 percent of UNESCO's budget - has plunged the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization into a financial crisis, forcing it to cut programs and slash spending.
UNESCO made no comment on the matter. Its Director-General Irina Bokova was expected to issue a statement later.Boo. Hoo. I mean the US just has so much influence in that body with its right to vote....
Labels: Palestinian state RIGHT NOW syndrome, UNESCO, United States
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:35 PM
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John Bolton famously said that if the top ten floors of UN HQ slid into the East River, the rest of the world would hardly notice.
I suppose Mr. Hussein Obama will eventually order the $240 million to be printed (US$ rapidly becoming Monopoly Money!) and delivered with a Candy-gram to the grasping, amoral, clueless Lilliputians at the UN. He apparently wants something for that money. Invest in Boardwalk and Park Place, Comrade Lilliput "Diplomats"!
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