UNESCO at 60
Member States and Associate State Members
In 1945, 37 countries signed the Constitution of UNESCO, which was ratified later in 1946 by 20 States. They became the first founders of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. By 1950, UNESCO counted fifty-nine Member States. In 1954, the USSR became the seventieth. Between 1960 and 1962, as a result of the decolonization process, twenty-four newly created African States were admitted. But in 1984, UNESCO lost an important member when the United States, which criticized both management and policies, decided to leave the Organization. Shortly afterwards, the United Kingdom and Singapore followed suit.
Detail of The Birth of a New Man. Zurab Tsereteli
beginning in 1990, the dislocation of the Eastern bloc brought more changes. The seat of former East Germany was annulled with German reunification. A little later, the disintegrating USSR ceded its place to the Russian Federation. Twelve new Member States emerged from the collapse and, likewise, made their entry into UNESCO (these included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). Next, it was the turn of countries from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia).
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