So what sites did the agency place on the same level as some of the world’s greatest wonders? Independence Hall UNESCO inscribed Philadelphia’s Independence Hall onto its list in 1979.

Here’s what to know about UNESCO, the reasons for withdrawal, and what it means for the world heritage sites. Why is the U.S. leaving UNESCO?

Redwood and Yosemite national parks, which boast many of these breathtaking scenes, are the only two places in the state designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

The US is withdrawing, again, from UNESCO, a group that preserves cultural and natural heritage worldwide. Are any World Heritage sites in Ohio?

The United States says it will again pull out of the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency UNESCO, because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias.

The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO comes two years after the Biden administration rejoined following a controversial, five-year absence that began during President ...

It is the Trump administration’s latest move to pull support for U.N. agencies under a larger campaign to reshape U.S. diplomacy.