The 35th Session of the General Conference today elected Irina Bokova of Bulgaria as the tenth Director-General of UNESCO. The investiture will take place in a ceremony on Friday 23 October 2009, when Irina Bokova will become the first woman to hold the post since the foundation of the Organization in 1945.
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- InterPress Service: First Woman Head Seeks New Direction for UNESCO
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- The Washington Times: A Good Chief for UNESCO
- Egypt Today: From Front Runner to Also Ran: How Farouk Hosni lost his bid to lead UNESCO
- SustainabiliTank: First Woman Head Seeks New Direction for UNESCO
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- Novinite.com: UNESCO Choice Reveals North and South Rift
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- The Huffington Post: Irina Bokova Wins UNESCO Race: Defeats Controversial Egyptian Farouk Hosny
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- YouTube: Irina Bokova choice for Secretary-General of UNESCO is a disgrace
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