Kerry Promises To Return U.S Funding To UNESCO

Kerry Promises To Return U.S Funding To UNESCO
Pleased by his election, and by implication, the re-election of United States to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry, has said he would do everything possible to reinstate the country’s funding to the body.
In a statement issued on Wednesday in Washington, Kerry highlighted that U.S leadership is essential for the organisation to meet up its mission.
He said, “I am determined to restore U.S. funding to UNESCO, and hopeful that Congress will act to provide the Administration the authority needed to waive the current legislative restrictions that prohibit U.S. contributions to the organisation.”
Continuing, Kerry said, “As other countries’ representatives underscored with me in Paris, U.S. leadership is essential if the organisation is to successfully carry out its mission.”
He further stated that UNESCO’s mission, which is to “build peace in the minds of men and women,” is as important today as it was 70 years ago, when it was founded.
“To our partners in UNESCO, the United States pledges to continue to work closely with you to address the urgent challenges we all face, including countering violent extremism, expanding educational opportunities for women and girls, stimulating groundbreaking scientific research, protecting and preserving the world’s cultural heritage, conserving ocean health, and promoting freedom of the press and protection of journalists,” the U.S Secretary of State concluded.