The United States is looking to rejoin UNESCO—the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. And the White House is saying that rejoining could help counter the Chinese regime’s influence. But is that really the case? We speak to international journalist and Epoch Times contributor, Alex Newman, about what this move could mean. …
With UNESCO Bid, US Taxpayers Could End Up Funding China’s Global Influence Operations
June 28, 2023
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EXCLUSIVE: US Bid to Rejoin UN Education Agency Could be Derailed by House GOP
June 26, 2023
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Despite an ongoing scandal involving the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) leadership and the agency’s decision to flout U.S. law by admitting the “State of Palestine” as a member state, the United States is now formally seeking to rejoin. However, lawmakers may scuttle the effort by refusing to provide necessary funding. If…
US Decides to Rejoin UNESCO and Pay Back Dues, to Counter Chinese Influence
PARIS—UNESCO announced Monday that the United States plans to rejoin the U.N. cultural and scientific agency—and pay more than $600 million in back dues—after a decade-long dispute sparked by the organization’s move to include Palestine as a member. U.S. officials say the decision to return was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap…
UN Cultural Agency Under Fire Over CCP Atrocities
The United Nations agency dealing with education and culture is under fire as the heritage system is made “complicit” in ongoing atrocities against Uyghurs and their culture perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to a new report by the Washington-based Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), the CCP’s systematic actions against Uyghur culture and…
Lalibela: The Legend | Arkeo Ep5 | Documentary
January 13, 2023
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A small town lost in the Ethiopian mountains, Lalibela, has attracted tens of thousands of Orthodox pilgrims every year for the past 800 years. They come to visit one of the 12 rock-hewn churches, listed as world heritage by UNESCO. …
Most of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Seeing Record High Coral Coverage Despite Bleaching Events
August 4, 2022
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The Great Barrier Reef is seeing record high levels of coral cover across two-thirds of the world’s largest coral reef system since monitoring began 36 years ago, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). Between August 2021 and May 2022, the 87 representative reefs surveyed revealed average hard coral…
Plan Your Next Vacation Around a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Even if you’ve explored Everglades National Park in Florida and caught glimpses of crocodiles, manatees, and other wildlife, or visited Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where important chapters in the birth of the United States were written, did you know that they’re among 24 places throughout the country honored as World Heritage Sites by the United…
$1 Billion Election Pledge to Protect Great Barrier Reef
January 27, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pledged $1 billion over the next nine years towards the Great Barrier Reef if elected, after successfully campaigning UNESCO to delay a decision to list the World Heritage site as “in danger” six months ago. The announcement comes three weeks after Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese said he would inject…
Navajo Nation Fights Back Against Biden Administration’s Move to Restrict Drilling Near Chaco Canyon
November 16, 2021
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The Biden administration conveyed its intention Monday to pause new oil and gas drilling for twenty years within a ten-mile radius of the Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, which already prohibits oil and gas drilling within its borders, drawing objections from the 24th Navajo Nation Council, which represents allottees of oil and gas leasing within the…
Amid Scandal and CCP Influence, US Considers Rejoining UN Education Arm
News Analysis After rejoining a number of controversial United Nations agencies and agreements over the last year, the Biden administration and its allies in Congress are quietly trying to figure out how to bypass federal laws to rejoin a UN agency that has been clouded in scandal and allegations of extremism for decades. Four years…
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