Palestine Bid for UNESCO Membership Moves Forward

Palestine’s bid for statehood took one step forward yesterday as it gained initial approval for full membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Membership in UNESCO would allow Palestine to apply to protect its monuments and historical sites as World Heritage Sites, which would increase conflict with…

The rest is here:
Palestine Bid for UNESCO Membership Moves Forward

Posted by on October 6, 2011. Filed under News, World News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.