While the assistance in Haiti and Niger are ongoing, the missions have succesfully been completed in Argentina, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Honduras, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelle and Viet Nam.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The 13 beneficiary countries are: Argentina (Buenos Aires), Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Niger, Seychelles and Viet Nam.

UNESCO: Asistencia T��cnica en Gobernanza de la Cultura

But the pull-out of Spain, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, combined with wavering comments from Poland, Thailand, Kazakhstan and the Philippines, suggest this may not be enough.

ECONOMIST: The calm is shattered