President Donald Trump is pulling the United States out of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO, a White House official told CNN.

Antonio Guterres “deeply regrets this withdrawal, in light of the major role the US has played in UNESCO since its founding”

The United States has officially announced its withdrawal from the United Nations' cultural , UNESCO, expressing strong disapproval over the body's decision to recognize Palestine as a state. According to the U.

The Trump administration intends to withdraw the U.S. from the organization, just two years after it rejoined after a five-year absence.

The United States of America is preparing to withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural and educational agency, according to media reports published today. The decision is seen as part of President Donald Trump's broader approach to reducing US involvement in international organisations he has previously criticised.

The United States announced Tuesday it will again pull out of the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency because it believes that its involvement is not in the country's national interest,

Trump ordered a 90-day review of America’s presence in UNESCO back in February, with special emphasis on probing “anti-Semitism or anti-Israel sentiment.”