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Iowa City's designation as a UNESCO City of Literature will not be affected by the Trump administration's announcement that the U.S. is leaving the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, effective December 2026.
The US will exit UNESCO again by end-2026 over its alleged anti-Israel, pro-China stance and promotion of "woke" cultural initiatives.
Several places in Los Angeles and further north in California are on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Here's what that means.