The Times has reported that development secretary Penny Mordaunt proposed withdrawing the UK from UNESCO, following decisions made by the USA and Israel to do the same…
Keith Nichol, Head of Cultural Diplomacy for DCMS, has shared HMG’s official position that: “There has been no change to our funding commitment to Unesco.” And that “The UK is working closely with Unesco and other member states to ensure it makes crucial reforms to deliver the best results and value for taxpayers’ money”.
World Heritage UK has now released a statement in response, assuring that whilst it understands scrutinising bodies such as UNESCO is a “legitimate political duty”, they also have confidence in the economic, environmental and social benefit delivered by the UK’s World Heritage Sites.