UNESCO General Conference elects Egypt's El-Enany as Director-General

Name: UNESCO General Conference elects Egypts El-Enany as Director-General
Uploaded: 2025-11-06T21:16:55.622Z
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Description: The General Conference of UNESCO elected Khaled El-Enany as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes out of a total of 174 ballots

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The General Conference of UNESCO elected Khaled El-Enany as Director-General of the Organization, with 172 votes out of a total of 174 ballots

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Khaled El-Enany was elected Director-General of UNESCO with 172 out of 174 votes.
El-Enany previously received 55 out of 58 votes from the UNESCO Executive Board. 14s
His opponent, Fermin Mataku from Congo, received only two votes. 27s
El-Enany will succeed Audrey Azoulay on 15 November for a four-year term. 32s
He is the first Director-General from an Arab country and the second from Africa. 44s

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