Chabot: U.S. Warned That It Would Defund UNESCO ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Roll Call by Representative Steve Chabot - (Opinion) December 1, 2011 - 1:00am On Oct. 31, the United States announced that it would be withholding its contribution to UNESCO in response to that body’s decision to grant full membership to a state of Palestine. This decision was neither rash nor surprising; on the contrary, it was mandated by provisions of two U.S. laws, one of which has been on the books for more than a decade. » Read more