"Today's vote by the member states of UNESCO to admit Palestine as a member is regrettable, premature, and undermines our shared goal of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters. She said the U.S. remained committed to UNESCO and its goals, which include the promotion of science, education and culture, and that the administration would work with Congress to preserve U.S. interests and influence in the body. But, while Nuland said the U.S. would maintain its membership and participation in UNESCO, the organization's internal rules will strip Washington of its vote if it is delinquent in paying its dues for two years.
"Kwenu wanufaika wa kozi hii ambao itafanyika kwa siku nne, ni matumaini yangu kozi hii ya siku nne itatumika kikamilifu katika maisha yenu ya kila siku, ikiwa kama ni mkufunzi, mwanafunzi au katika tafiti zenu za kisayansi, na utakuwa balozi wa UNESCO kwa kusambaza elimu kwa wengine, "Jambo la muhimu ni kujenga uelewa ili kuhakikisha kama nchi inapambana na changamoto kubwa za kimaadili ambazo zinaikabili kwa sasa na baadae. UNESCO itaendelea kushirikiana na Muhimbili na wadau wengine wa ajili ya kusaidia Tanzania," alisema Zulmira.