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CULTURE: First Woman Head Seeks New Direction for UNESCO

Paris : France | about 1 month ago  
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  • Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva and outgoing Director-General Matsuura attend a news conference after the election at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
    Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva and outgoing ...
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  • Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva, outgoing Director-General Matsuura and the President of the 35th session of the General Conference Hepburn attend a news conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
    Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva, outgoing Director-...
    Source: Reuters
  • Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva, outgoing Director-General Matsuura and the President of the 35th session of the General Conference Hepburn attend a news conference after the election at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
    Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva, outgoing Director-...
    Source: Reuters
  • Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva holds hands with outgoing Director-General Matsuura during a news conference following the election at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
    Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva holds hands with ...
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  • Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Irina Gueorguieva attends a news conference after the election at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
    Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Irina Gueorguieva attends a news ...
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  • Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva shakes hands with outgoing Director-General Matsuura during a news conference following the election at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
    Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva shakes hands with ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva attends a news conference after the election at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
    Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva attends a news ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva arrives at the plenary room after the election at UNESCO headquarters in Paris
    Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva arrives at the ...
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Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Gueorguieva and outgoing ...
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) since it was formed in 1945. I shall be guided in my work by my concept of a new humanism for the 21st century." The race for the top job had been marred by controversy around the leading contender, Egyptian culture minister Farouk Hosni....
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  • News Source: Inter Press Service | about 1 month ago
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) since it was formed in 1945. I shall be guided in my work by my concept of a new humanism for the 21st century." The race for the top job had been marred by controversy around the...
  • News Source: Novinite | about 1 month ago
    Her election was the most contentious one in the history of the organization...Bokova’s election was the first one that took five rounds after on the fourth round she and controversial Egyptian candidate, Culture Minister Faruq Hosni, had equal...
  • News Source: Novinite | about 1 month ago
    Upon the announcement of her confirmation, the new Director General declared : “It is my dream to nurture relations of perfect synergy between the Director-General and Member States, so as to move together towards the creation of societies that are...
  • News Source: Macleans | about 1 month ago
    Member states gave final approval on Thursday to the election of a Bulgarian diplomat as the U.N. agency for culture and education's first woman leader. Irina Bokova, 57, over Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny, a controversial candidate whose...
  • News Source: Sofia Echo | about 1 month ago
    Bokova, 57, who is also Bulgaria's ambassador to France and Monaco, was chosen as Unesco's new head on September 22 after five rounds of voting by the body's executive. The longtime diplomat defeated the front-runner, Egyptian culture minister Farouk...
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