Jill Biden visits Paris as US rejoins UNESCO after 5-year absence

Jill Biden represented the US at a flag-raising ceremony marking the return to UNESCO, a UN agency focused on education, science and culture.
The US withdrew from UNESCO in 2017 under the Trump administration over perceived anti-Israel bias and rejoined in 2022 under Biden.
UNESCO condemned Russia's attacks on heritage sites in Ukraine and will send a team to assess damage.
Biden visited the historic Mont-Saint-Michel abbey in France and paid respects at the Brittany American Cemetery.
Rejoining UNESCO aligns with Biden's goals of strengthening global partnerships and countering nations that don't share US values.