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Trump administration pulls US back out of UNESCO, citing its inclusion of the fictitious ‘State of Palestine’ and support for ‘woke’ causes. This is the way!
BREAKING: @nypost reports U.S. is quitting @UNESCO for its relentless promotion of woke, racialist, progressive, and antisemitic policies. I called out many of the same examples in a @WSJ oped a few moths ago… pic.twitter.com/1IBoc7XMb2
— Eugene Kontorovich (@EVKontorovich) July 22, 2025
Trump to pull US out of UNESCO over DEI policies, pro-Palestinian, pro-China tilt
By Diana Nerozzi, The NY Post, July 22, 2025:
ADVERTISEMENTWASHINGTON — President Trump is pulling the US out of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), citing its anti-America and anti-Israel leanings as well as its woke agenda, The Post has learned.
Trump ordered a 90-day review of America’s presence in UNESCO back in February, with special emphasis on probing any “anti-Semitism or anti-Israel sentiment within the organization.”
Upon conducting the review, administration officials took issue with UNESCO’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies as well as its pro-Palestinian and pro-China bias, a White House official told The Post.
“President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO — which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November,” White House deputy spokesperson Anna Kelly said.
“This President will always put America First and ensure our country’s membership in all international organizations aligns with our national interests.”
ADVERTISEMENTAmong the faults cited are UNESCO’s publication of an “anti-racism toolkit” in 2023 and its 2024 “Transforming MEN’talities” initiative, the former of which called on member states to adopt “anti-racist” policies and compete in a “race to the top” to be the foremost social justice advocate, answering questions about the history of racism in their jurisdictions and then working to ensure equity.
The “MEN’talities” initiative published a report highlighting the organization’s work in India aimed at reshaping how “men think about gender issues” — especially “harmful gender norms.”
The gender program also published a video game report last year that looked into how games could “promote gender equality.”
“It is not only about controlling the negative impacts, but also relying on video games to address socio-cultural stereotypes and encourage positive, antidiscriminatory behaviors,” assistant director-general for the social and human sciences Gabriela Ramos said at the time.
Meanwhile, UNESCO used its Executive Board to force through anti-Israel and anti-Jewish actions, including designating Jewish holy sites as “Palestinian World Heritage” sites, the White House official said.
UNESCO frequently uses language stating that Palestine is “occupied” by Israel and condemns the Jewish state’s war on Hamas, without criticizing the terror group’s brutal reign over Gaza.
In addition, Beijing is the second-largest funder of UNESCO, with Chinese nationals like deputy director-general Xing Qu in key leadership positions.
ADVERTISEMENT“China has leveraged its influence over UNESCO to advance global standards that are favorable to Beijing’s interests,” the official said.
The Chinese Communist Party has particularly been criticized for using its influence in UNESCO to downplay the role of minorities like Uyghur Muslims in the nation’s history.
Trump initially ordered the US out of UNESCO in 2017, then as now citing anti-Israel bias.
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