Member states of UNESCO explained

, UNESCO members include 194 member states and 12 associate members.[1] Some members have additional National Organizing Committees (NOCs) for some of their dependent territories.[2] The associate members are non-independent states.

Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine (Palestine is a non-member observer State of the United Nations General Assembly since 29 November 2012), while UN member states Israel and Liechtenstein are not UNESCO members. Israel and the United States left on 31 December 2018 asserting that the organization had an anti-Israel bias.[3] The United States later reversed its decision in 2023,[4] and was readmitted by the UNESCO General Conference that July.[5]

Kosovo was approved for membership by UNESCO's executive board in 2015,[6] but the proposal did not receive the required 2/3 of votes in favour at the general conference.[7]

Member states

The 194 UNESCO member states,, with the date on which they became members, are:[8] [9] [1] [2]

Currently Liechtenstein is not a member of UNESCO, but they have an NOC under Switzerland's membership.[2]

Former members

Both Israel and the United States withdrew claiming that the organization had an anti-Israel bias,[3] [11] with the United States moving to rejoin in 2023.

Associate members

The 12 associate members of UNESCO and the date on which they became associate members:[1]

Observers

There are 2 Permanent Observers and 10 intergovernmental organizations with Permanent Observer Missions to UNESCO.[12]

Non-member States[13]
Entities[13]
Intergovernmental organizations[13]

In addition, there is a liaison office of the United Nations University at UNESCO.[14]

See also

Notes and References

  1. UNESCO official site: List of the 193 Member States (and the 11 Associate Members) of UNESCO and the date on which they became members (or Associate Members) of the Organization, as of 1 January 2019
  2. Web site: Summary update on Government progress to become a State Party to the UNESCO International Convention against Doping in Sport . WADA . 2 . 28 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116165411/http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/Item_8_6_Attachment_1_SummaryUpdateGovernments_UNESCO_Oct2008_ENG_FINAL.pdf . 16 January 2013 . dmy-all .
  3. News: Lazaroff . Tovah . 31 December 2018 . Israel, U.S. slated to leave UNESCO today to protest anti-Israel bias . . 31 December 2018.
  4. Web site: US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influence. Angela . Charlton . 2023-06-12 . 2023-06-12 . en-US . .
  5. Web site: U.S. formally rejoins UNESCO 5 years after withdraw . Lee . Matthew . . . 2023-07-11 . 2023-07-11.
  6. Web site: Kosovo Moves Closer To UNESCO Membership. 21 October 2015. 21 October 2015. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  7. Web site: Kosovo's UNESCO Membership Bid Fails. 9 November 2015. 8 December 2015.
  8. Web site: UK Depositary Status List - Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). April 2016. 2017-10-15. Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  9. Web site: Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [as later amended]]. 2017-10-15. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050948/http://treaties.fco.gov.uk/treaties/treatyrecord.htm?tid=1996&pg=3. 4 March 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: South Sudan – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO . 19 August 2013.
  11. The United States Withdraws From UNESCO . 25 October 2017 . 12 October 2017 . Nauert . Heather . Heather Nauert . U.S. Department of State.
  12. Web site: UNESCO Permanent delegations. UNESCO . 1 November 2011.
  13. Web site: Directory of Permanenent Delegations and Permanent Observer Missions to UNESCO . UNESCO . 1 November 2011.
  14. Web site: Directory of Permanent Delegations to UNESCO . UNESCO . 1 November 2011.

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