International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis · 1986 · 85 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesInternational RelationsGlobal GovernanceInternational Education PolicyInternational OrganizationsIntergovernmental OrganizationsInternational CooperationTermination Of International OrganizationsUnited Nations SystemDecisions Of International OrganizationsExit From International OrganizationsInternational Organization ParticipationInternational Scientific OrganizationsOrganizational ExitUnilateral Termination Of MembershipUnited Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (unesco) was founded in 1945 to advance the objectives of peace and the welfare of mankind through education, science, and culture. Since that time, unesco has attained the largest membership of any organization in the United Nations family and has achieved widely acclaimed successes around the world through its various programmes.1 At the time of unesco's founding, the United States was an enthusiastic supporter and helped to mould the institution into one based on the principles of Western liberalism. Yet, on 20 December 1984, the United States confirmed that its membership would be terminated at the year's end. The decision to leave unesco was the final act of a review process that had been initiated on 28 December 1983, when the secretary of state had sent a letter to unesco's director-general, AmadouMahtar M'Bow, which officially declared the United States in-