Coverage of the election and candidates

I recommend Google Translate and/or Babel Fish for online translation of articles from their original language to your language.

This set of links is being updated on a daily basis!

The following list is in order that I found the reference, and is not in chronological order of their publication. The articles I believe to be most influential are in red.

1. Election of the Director General
2. Russia promises $20 mln to UNESCO in bid to win top post
3. Unesco : la honte d’un naufrage annoncé
4. UNESCO: Shame of a Disaster Foretold
5. Oppose Farouk Hosni as UNESCO's Director-General Now!
6. ALGERIAN UNESCO CANDIDATE DROPS OUT, FAROUK HOSNI REMAINS
7. Netanyahu takes flak for support of anti-Israel UNESCO appointment
8. The Curious Farouk Hosny Affair: The Painter, the Preachers & the Politicians
9. UNESCO: vive campagne pour le poste de directeur général
10. EGYPT: Fatwa issued against secular author
11. Long road to UNESCO (Interview with Farouk Hosny)
12. Why can't an Arab be more like an Israeli?
13. NOURÉINI TIDJANI-SERPOS: UNESCO ET EDUCATION (streaming video)
14. No for Farouk Hosni’s Nomination for UNESCO Secretary-General (Arabic, French and English)
15. La bataille pour l’Unesco
16. Lettre à Farouk Hosni
17. Egyptians kick against compatriot in bid for UNESCO job
18. Unesco, l'ancien ministre algérien Bedjaoui dans la course pour... le Cambodge
19. Being Farouk Hosny
20. FAROUK HOSNI NOMINATED AS UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL
21. Egypt to present Faruk Hosni for UNESCO Chief
22. Egyptian intellectuals question Minister’s eligibility for UNESCO post
23. Burning Issue
24. Farouk Hosni: The Politics of Temperment
25. Egyptian Culture Minister, Imaginary and Fabricated Battles
26. Global Integrity Report: Egypt Reporters Notebook
27. Development: UNESCO Race Now Wide Open
28. Is Farouk Hosni worthy of leading UNESCO?
29. Why I Worry About Farouk Hosny as Candidate for UNESCO Director General
30. Enough is Enough: A Rebuttal to the above blog posting (26)
31. Response to Comments by Omar Massilha made in the above posting (27)
32. Ferrero-Waldner muss um Unesco- und EU-Job zittern
33. Egypt intellectuals issue letter against Farouk Hosni's UNESCO bid
34. Wrong for UNESCO (Farouk Hosny)
35. Egypt u-turn on publishing Israeli books
36. Bibi Bails on UNESCO Flap, Angering Wiesel
37. Was Mubarak Israel versprochen hat
38. EGYPT: Fatwa issued against secular author
39. Election DG UNESCO: Le candidat TIDJANI-SERPOS se prononce sur le choix de l'Union Africaine (video)
40. UNESCO Vacancy a Political Battleground
41. UNESCO more than just culture, but less than just politics
42. Ferrero-Waldner kandidiert "with a little help from her friends"
43. Россия приценивается к посту главы ЮНЕСКО
    
44. ЮНЕСКО поможет справиться с проблемой "утечки умов"
    
45. Стать гендиректором ЮНЕСКО и спасти Петербург
    
46. Глава ЮНЕСКО нанес прощальный визит в Россию
    
47. Farouk Hosni In His Own Words
48. Egypt Denies Restoring Jewish Relics to Boost UNESCO Bid
49. Sexo e intriga en UNESCO
50. National committee formed to support Farouk Hosni nomination for UNESCO post (2007)
51. What's Behind Jewish Synagogue Restauration?
52. Religious Scholars Slam Farouk Hosny for Anti-Veil Remarks
53. Farouk Hosni Won't Step Out of His House
54. UNESCO Candidate Calls for Pan-American Effort to Spur Development
    
55. Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos
    
56. Elmar Mammadyarov receives Ecuador’s nominee for UNESCO Secretary General Ivonne Juez de A. Baki
57. Very, Very Lost in Translation
58. My House is Your House
59. Egypt Stung by Charges of Neglect of Jewish Site
60. N’élisez pas Farouk Hosni à la tête de l’UNESCO
61. The Pen Club Also Opposes Farouk Hosni's Election
62. Interviewé par Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, le ministre des Affaires étrangères a évoqué les relations de la France avec l'Iran, les élections afghanes et l'Unesco. (video)
    
63. Descarta Francia tener un favorito para dirigir la UNESCO
64. Francia no expresará "preferencia" por ningún candidato
65. Foreign Policy Slams Farouk Hosni's Candidacy
66. UNESCO Can Help in Attaining MDGs Says EU Commissioner
67. Why Did Not Hosni Go To Toulouse
68. A Sorry Candidate
69. Oppose Farouk Hosni as UNESCO's Director General
70. Ferrero-Waldner: Hartes Rennen um Unesco-Chefposten
    
71. UNESCO Candidate Calls for Pan-American Effort to Spur Development
    
72. Clearing the Debris
73. Turkey and Zülfü Livaneli miss top UNESCO post
74. Joseph Hammond: Foreign Policy slams Farouk Hosni’s UNESCO candidacy
75. UNESCO: Hosni, Not Hostile to Israel but Expect Just Peace
76. Egyptian CM Farouk Hosni during Cairo-Scandal
77. Ayoon Wa Azan (He would Burn Them Himself If They Made Their Way In)
    
78. Campagne d'Egypte pour l'Unesco
79. Jean-Marie Ehouzou expose les chances de Tidjani Serpos
    
80. Egypt’s Unesco candidatefights attacks on two sides
81. Unesco: le candidat égyptien à la direction générale dans les feux de la controverse
82. Egyptian writers condemn Foreign Policy Magazine attack as “uprovoked”
83. Farouk Hosni candidat à la direction de l’Unesco: Chronique d’une campagne controversée
84. The ambassador in France Irina Bokova – UNESCO Director General candidate
85. INTERVIEW: EGYPT'S UNESCO CANDIDATE: ANTI-SEMITIC OR PRO-ISRAELI?
86. Farouk Hosni, qui mal y pense?
87. L'Égyptien Farouk Hosni à la conquête de l'Unesco
88. Umstrittener Kandidat bei der UNESCO
89. Message from: Prof Sospeter Muhongo, Musoma | Candidate: Director of UNESCO
90. Arab favourite for Unesco's top job apologises for 'book burning' remarks
91. Egypt's Unesco hopeful in book burning row
92. ‘Hebrew book-burning’ minister Farouk Hosni is front-runner to head Unesco
93. An Anti-Semite for UNESCO?
94. UNESCO: Wahl von Faruk Hosni zum Generaldirektor wäre ein
    Fehler
95. MIDEAST: Political Clouds Hang Over UNESCO Selection
96. Farouk Hosni e gli strani giochi della candidatura egiziana all'Unesco
97. UNESCO: FAROUK HOSNI, 'TIME FOR ARAB AT THE HELM'
98. Egypt rallies for UNESCO's top post
99. Unesco: des intellectuels accusent Paris d'oeuvrer à l'élection d'Hosni
100. France backs Farouk Hosni to win UNESCO's post (Egyptian article dated August 2008.)
101. Ambassador Bokova visits Morocco
102. Is This Who Should Head UNESCO?
103. Unesco-Chefposten: Ferrero-Waldners Chancen schwinden
104. EU unlikely to agree on UNESCO candidate: commissioner
105. U.S. Will Not Disclose Choice for UNESCO Director General
106. Eyeing the goal posts
107. Egypt's UNESCO Candidate: An Anti-Jewish Bigot?
108. Farouk Hosni Is Tying Himself in Knots
109. An Egyptian for UNESCO (comments on the op ed piece)
110. Private Motive for Egypt’s Public Embrace of a Jewish Past
111. Egypt's bid to lead UNESCO raises hackles
112. Controversy Lingers Over Choosing the Next Unesco Chief
113. Egyptian censorship advocate is candidate to be UNESCO director general
114. The U.N.'s New Censor
115. Un défenseur de la censure candidat à la direction de l’Unesco
116. L'Unesco élit son directeur: le candidat égyptien fait scandale
117. Vorwurf, Sarkozy würde Kandidatur von Hosni für Amt von UNESCO-Generaldirektor unterstützen
118. Ein Antisemit als Generaldirektor?
119. Henri Guaino, plume présidentielle aujourd'hui, universelle demain, par Claude Lanzmann et Bernard-Henri Lévy
120. Unesco : Kogui à Paris, Joseph Yaï à Cotonou, l'élection de Tidjani-Serpos
121. Israel Row Looms Over UNESCO Race
122. Optimismo sobre candidatura a director general de UNESCO
123. UNESCO to Pick New Chief
124. La UNESCO examina a los candidatos a director general en medio de la polémica
125. Campaign for top UNESCO post gets off to a charged start
126. Se busca director general
127. Candidata ecuatoriana a dirigir la UNESCO ve con optimismo sus posibilidades
128. Unesco - Un Egyptien accusé d’antisémitisme part grand favori
129. Egyptian minister's candidacy to lead UNESCO sparks controversy
130. Process begins to choose a new Unesco chief
131. Campagne feutrée à l'Unesco
132. ANTI-ISRAEL COMMENTS CLOUD EGYPT'S BID TO LEAD UNESCO
133. L’Unesco, les raisons d’espérer de Tidjani Serpos
134. Ivonne Baki, tras la presidencia de la UNESCO
135. Controversy Surrounds Frontrunner in Race to Head Major U.N. Agency
136. Let's Not Put UNESCO in the Hands of a Culture Cop
137. Egyptian Minister's Candidacy to Lead UNESCO Sparks Controversy
138. Controversy Flares Over UNESCO Chief Candidate
139. Unesco: le chasseur de nazis Serge Klarsfeld soutient le candidat égyptien controversé
140. The Bad Minister
141. Lost in translation (and willful misrepresentation)
142. Unesco To Pick New Chief
143. Soy la candidata del consenso para dirigir la Unesco: Ivonne Baki
144. The Complete Farouk Hosni, UNESCO, Israel saga
145. Unesco, une nouvelle vision pour le XXIe siècle
146. Egyptian's UNESCO candidacy opposed by Zionists
147. Egyptian censorship advocate is frontrunner for post of UNESCO Director-General
148. The Battle for the Top Job at UNESCO
149. L'Italia non può votare per l'antisemita Farouk Hosni all'Unesco
150. UNESCO's Leadership: A Race or a Death Wish
151. Prise de tête à l'Unesco
152. Is that Obama's voice in UNESCO?
153. Unesco : Le sort de la candidature de Bedjaoui tranché demain
154. Wrong man for UNESCO
155. Unesco : les enjeux d'une polémique, par Caroline Fourest
156. Egypt's compromised Unesco candidate
157. Culture clashes
158. Prise de tête à l'Unesco
159. Farouk Hosni Promised to Burn Any Israeli Books He Found in Egyptian Libraries: Now He May Become Head of उनेस्को
160. Culture Club Candidate
     
161. French split over "book burner"
162. A Book Burner for UNESCO?
163. La UNESCO: una historia vergonzosa
164. TIDJANI-SERPOS « L'UNESCO est le temple des cultures » (video)
165. Not Only Hostile to Jews and Israel - He Failed as Guardian of Culture in His Own Country and Did Not Even Protect Egyptian UNESCO Literary Laureate
166. ADL Issues Open Letter To UNESCO; Urges Members To Reject Candidacy Of Farouk Hosni
167. An Appeal to World Leaders: Protest the Election of Farouk Hosni
168. UNESCO, Farouk Hosni No Thanks
169. Egypt's UNESCO Candidate Has Domestic Critics Also
170. Candidato egípcio a secretário-geral da Unesco nega ser anti-semita
171. Farouk Hosni défend sa candidature à l'UNESCO
172. Egypt's man for UNESCO faces undercover opposition
173. Liderança da Unesco vai para antissemita?
174. Un bigot à l'UNESCO !
175. UNESCO to elect new Director-General
176. Egypt UNESCO candidate has domestic critics also
177. Farouk Hosni presents his strategy for UNESCO
178. Course à la tête de l’Unesco : Tévoédjrè en campagne pour Tidjani à Paris
179. Irina Bokova stands good chances for becoming UNESCO’s next Director General
180. Le candidat de l’Egypte tient la corde à l’Unesco
181. Cairo nominee for Unesco chief stirs controversy
182. Tanzanian Candidate Seeks Greater UNESCO Focus on Science
183. Farouk Hosni, minister who threatened to burn Hebrew books, set for Unesco post
184. UNESCO Disunity
185. Eine Schande namens Uno
186. Der Mann, der israelische Bücher verbrennen wollte
187. L'Unesco désigne son directeur, avec un Egyptien controversé pour favori
188. Polêmica marca escolha de novo secretário-geral da Unesco
189. UNESCO: Israelfeindlicher Hosni mit guten Chancen
190. Tête de l'Unesco : le favori accusé d'antisémitisme
191. Remous autour de la course à l'Unesco
192. Ferrero-Waldner kämpft um den Unesco-Chef-Posten
193. Unesco Election: Looking for a Consensus
194. IFEX members concerned about candidate for UNESCO director-general
195. Anti-Semitism Charges Mar Bid For U.N. Culture Czar
196. Egyptian candidate for top job denies anti-Semitism
197. Egyptian Minister Forced to Apologize for Threatening to Burn Books About Israel
198. UNESCO vote hit by row over Egyptian candidate
199. Anti-Semitism row overshadows UNESCO leader vote
200. Farouk Hosni: My program aims at development of UNESCO
201. King Farouk of UNESCO?
202. MUKASA Issues Open Letter to UNESCO: Urges Members to Reject Candidacy of Farouk Hosni

Save UNESCO: Why Farouk Hosni Cannot Become the UNESCO's Next Director General is a blog operated by some French students which posts information on UNESCO and the race for Director General. Omar Massalha, a representative of the committee to support Farouk Hosny has asked that I post also a link to their blog: Yes4FaroukHosny.

The Facebook site for "Egyptians Against Nominating Farouk Hosny for UNESCO" has a number of links to articles in Arabic. If you do not read Arabic, I suggest that you can get a rough translation online using Google translate.

I can not post titles in Arabic but here are links to some articles relevent to the election of the new UNESCO Director General in that language:

• http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=224337
• http://www.almasryonline.com/portal/page/portal/MasryPortal/ARTICLE_AR?itId=UG113571&pId=UG14&pType=1
• http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2006/06/13/24669.html
• http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/magazine/27012004/huar4.htm
• http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=224763&IssueID=1517
• http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=224851
• http://www.almasry-alyoum.com/article2.aspx?ArticleID=225778
• http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/56735
• http://www.youm7.com//News.asp?NewsID=136842
  

There are other news articles on these candidates which I have not been posting as they are not specifically related to UNESCO nor the election campaign. This is especially true of Benita Ferrero-Waldner whose duties as EU Commissioner result in a great deal of media coverage. There are also unposted articles discussing Egyptian cultural matters naming Farouk Hosny in his role as Minister of Culture. I have difficulty following the literature posted in the Cyrillic alphabet.