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10/16/09

Irina Bokova elected Director-General of UNESCO

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
  • MaximsNewsNetwork: IRINA BOKOVA - UNESCO'S NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
  • 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
  • Breaking News 24/7: A glance at Irina Bokova of Bulgaria, next leader of the UN’s cultural arm
  • Global Voices: The Egyptians Tweet Farouk Hosny's Defeat
  • HSV: UNESCO New Director General
  • Copts United: Farouk Hosni and the Conspiracy Theory
  • France 24: Egypt's Press Outraged by Farouk Hosni's Election Defeat
  • Novinite.com: UNESCO Choice Reveals North and South Rift
  • UNESCO Chairs in Belarus: UNESCO General Conference: Irina Bokova Sworn in as Director General
  • The Huffington Post: Irina Bokova Wins UNESCO Race: Defeats Controversial Egyptian Farouk Hosny
  • ABC (Australia): Irina Bokova
  • YouTube: Irina Bokova choice for Secretary-General of UNESCO is a disgrace
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