{"id":125926,"date":"2017-10-12T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=125926\/"},"modified":"2017-10-13T10:30:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T14:30:27","slug":"statement-attributable-to-the-spokesperson-for-the-president-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-on-us-withdrawal-from-unesc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/10\/12\/statement-attributable-to-the-spokesperson-for-the-president-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-on-us-withdrawal-from-unesc\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement attributable to the spokesperson for the President of the United Nations General Assembly on US withdrawal from Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.69&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k, regrets the decision of the United States to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO).<\/p>\n<p>The President of the General Assembly underscores the role played by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO in building peaceful, just and equitable societies through<br \/>\neducation, sciences, culture and communication. He notes that the United States helped to create Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO in 1945, and has since used its voice and role, as a member, to contribute to initiatives that have shaped the world. The President of the General Assembly is concerned that the decision by the United States to withdraw could have adverse impacts upon the important work of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the General Assembly emphasizes the crucial role played by the United States in multilateral cooperation, and stresses the need for continued engagement in the work of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the President of the General Assembly recalls the overarching goal of the United Nations and its entities, which is to promote peace, development and human rights, and to improve the everyday lives of people around the world. Given that the stakes for peace have never been so high, the President of the General Assembly affirms that cooperation, dialogue and partnerships are more important than ever. He looks forward to engaging with both Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO and the United States in working towards this common goal throughout the 72nd Session.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Brenden Varma, Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement attributable to the spokesperson for the President of the United Nations General Assembly following the announcement of the United States of America&#8217;s decision to withdraw from\u00a0Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵESCO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[69,61,235],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-pressreleases","category-press-statements","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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