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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
PARIS, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) — Former Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anani was nominated as the sole candidate for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) during the 222nd session of the organization's executive board held in Paris on Monday.
In the vote, which took place on Monday evening, H. al-Anani received 55 votes, while the candidate from the Republic of the Congo, Firmin Edouard Matoko, received two. Since H. al-Anani received more than half of the valid votes, he won.
According to a statement from UNESCO, his candidacy will be submitted for approval to the UNESCO General Conference, which will take place on November 6 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
H. Al-Anani, born in 1971, currently holds the position of Professor of Egyptology at Helwan University in Egypt, where he has taught for over 30 years. If elected, H. Al-Anani will become the first Director-General of UNESCO from the Arab world and the second African to hold this position in the organization's 80-year history.
“If elected by the General Conference in November, I pledge that in my first 100 days I will work hand in hand with all Member States to jointly build a roadmap for UNESCO’s modernization and steer the Organization into the future – a UNESCO for all, without discrimination, a UNESCO for peace, and a united UNESCO,” said H. Al-Anani after the vote.
The mandate of UNESCO's current Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, who held the post for eight years, expires in November. –0–
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