Reports that EU Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner Withdraws from UNESCO Run

There are several recent media reports that Benita Ferrero-Waldner has withdrawn her candidacy for the post of UNESCO Director General.

• EU Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner Withdraws from UNESCO Run
• Comissária europeia abandona corrida à liderança da UNESCO
• Direction de l'Unesco: l'Autrichienne Benita Ferrero-Waldner retire sa candidature
• UNESCO-Chef: Ferrero-Waldner gibt auf
• EU external affairs commissioner quits race for top job
• Arab Who Vowed to Burn Israeli Books Still Leads Race to Head U.N. Culture Agency

That would appear to leave three candidates in the race:

• Farouk Hosny
• Irina Bokova
• Ivonne Baki