The US has quit UNESCO, the UN agency that protects world heritage sites and teaches poor children to read
by Cory Doctorow from on (#34VZ4)
UNESCO is about as good as it gets in the world of UN Specialized Agencies, responsible for designating and protecting world heritage sites, running literacy for the poorest people on Earth, supporting potable water programs, protecting fragile and endangered ecosystems, running disaster preparedness plans for all to use, protecting indigenous knowledge, protecting the free press, and digitizing the world's libraries. (more")