US becomes 194th Member State of UNESCO
Paris, 11 July 2023 – The United States officially accepted the Constitution of the United Nations Education, Culture and Science (UNESCO) on 10th July. From now on, it becomes, once more, a full member of UNESCO, which has 194 Member States.
“The return of the United States to UNESCO is complete: it has officially become a Member State of our Organization once again,” Director-General Audrey Azoulay announced today. “This is excellent news for UNESCO. The momentum we have regained in recent years will now continue to grow. Our initiatives will be stronger throughout the world”, she added.
On Sunday, the Secretary of State of the United States of America called the Director-General of UNESCO to inform her that he had just signed the United States’ Document of Acceptance to the UNESCO Constitution. The document still needed to be formally deposited with the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the depositary of UNESCO’s Constitution. This has now been done.
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