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                        UNESCO Rejects Kosovo Membership

   by VOA News

   The United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, narrowly rejected Kosovo's
   bid for membership Monday after Kosovo failed to receive the support of
   two-thirds of the body's member nations.

   Out of 142 votes, 92 were in favor of Kosovo's UNESCO membership, just
   three votes short of the 95 needed .  Fifty countries voted 'no,' while
   22 others abstained from voting.

   The vote had been fiercely opposed by Russia and Serbia, which
   attempted to get it postponed earlier in the day.

   Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008 and has been
   recognized by more than 110 countries.

   UNESCO membership would have unlocked millions in funds for culture and
   education in the impoverished former Serbian province.

   Kosovo had promised that if it gained membership, it would preserve the
   cultural heritage of Serbs.

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