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Canadian government unhappy with Palestinian UNESCO membership

Palestine was admitted as a full member to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on October 31st (Sarah Dilorenzo, “Palestine becomes a full member of UN agency, despite U.S. objection, Globe and Mail, 31 October 2011). In response, the U.S. government has withdrawn all funding to the organization (representing over 20% of the […]