USA: UNESCO
(asked on 17th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on UNESCO of the government of the United States' announcement of its intention to withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018.
This question was answered on 27th October 2017
The UK is committed to the issues UNESCO works on. The US withdrawal will be a loss to its global membership. The UK has been clear that we expect reform from UNESCO. The 2016 DFID Multilateral Development Review scored UNESCO lowest of all the UN agencies. We will maintain pressure to drive up performance – and in particular to address serious concerns about financial and risk management.