US can not pay dues, will not vote in UNESCO
10 Nov 2013 9:56 PM GMT
The Obama administration has put the blame of losing UNESCO voting rights over Congress, which last year had imposed restriction on payment to the UN body.
‘We regret that today the US lost its vote in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference as a result of legislative restrictions that have precluded payment of US dues to UNESCO,’ the state department spokesperson Jen Psaki said.
The United States and Israel lost their UNESCO voting rights yesterday after suspending funding to the organization for its recognition of Palestine in 2011.
US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said the America losing its vote is a result of legislative restrictions that prohibit the US from paying its dues.
‘We regret that today the US lost its vote in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference as a result of legislative restrictions that have precluded payment of US dues to UNESCO,’ the state department spokesperson Jen Psaki said.
The United States and Israel lost their UNESCO voting rights yesterday after suspending funding to the organization for its recognition of Palestine in 2011.
US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said the America losing its vote is a result of legislative restrictions that prohibit the US from paying its dues.
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