The U.S. and UNESCO at a Crossroads

Publication Date: October 1983

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Owen Harries

Research Area: International relations

Keywords: International organizations

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The United States is conducting what is officially described as a "fundamental reappraisal" of its policy toward one part of the U.N. system, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). It is certainly needed, for the U.S. now stands at a crossroads in its relationship to UNESCO. The direction that Washington will take is sure to have profound impact not only on UNESCO but the U.N. as well.