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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country withdraws from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
A
Israel
B
Iran
C
Pakistan
D
South Africa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -United States of America and Israel have withdrawn from UNESCO, accusing the cultural body of ‘anti-Israel bias’. The full form of UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Its headquarters is in Paris, France. It was established in 1945.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United States and Israel left the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) last December. The two countries opposed several anti-Israel resolutions passed by the UN-organization in previous years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The US and Israel had quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) with the close of 2018.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is option 3 i.e United States of America and Israel both.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United States joined UNESCO at its founding but later withdrew in 1984 because of a growing disparity between U.S. foreign policy and UNESCO goals. After an almost twenty-year absence from the organization, the United States rejoined the organization in October 2003.

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