The United States President Donald Trump continues to pull out of international institutions the latest being the United Nations’ culture and education agency Unesco.

According to the state department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce Unesco works to advance divisive social and cultural causes and maintains an outsized focus on the UN’s sustainable development goals, a globalist, ideological agenda for international development at odds with our America First foreign policy.

The move is a blow to the Paris-based global organisation, founded after the second world war to promote peace through international cooperation in education, science and culture.

The decision is part of the president’s second-term drive to pull the US out of a series of global bodies, including leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) and withdrawing from the UN human rights council, as part of a review of US participation in UN agencies.

A US withdrawal, will take effect in December 2026, will be a blow to Unesco’s work on education, culture and combating hate speech.

Following this announcement Unesco has expressed regret over President Trump’s decision.

According to Unesco Director General Audrey Azoulay this decision contradicts the fundamental principles of multilateralism, and may affect first and foremost our many partners in the United States of America, communities seeking site inscription on the World Heritage List, Creative City status, and University Chairs.

Azoulay said however regrettable, this announcement was anticipated, and UNESCO has prepared for it.

”In recent years, we have undertaken major structural reforms and diversified our funding sources. Thanks to the efforts made by the Organization since 2018, the decreasing trend in the financial contribution of the US has been offset, so that it now represents 8% of the Organization’s total budget compared to 40% for some United Nations entities; while at the same time, UNESCO’s overall budget has steadily increased,” he stated.

He said today, the Organization is better protected in financial terms, with the steady support of a large number of Member States and private contributors. These voluntary contributions have doubled since 2018, adding that at this stage, the Organization is not considering any layoffs.

The US provides about 8% of the body’s total budget, making the financial impact of Washington’s departure less severe than for other organisations, such as the WHO, for which the US is by far the biggest financial backer.