UK elected to UNESCO Executive Board
The UK has been elected to UNESCO’s Executive Board following a proactive and influential election campaign. The UK received its strongest show of electoral support since it re-joined UNESCO in 1997.
The UK’s election platform focused on the importance of UNESCO’s reform efforts and the need to make UNESCO a more effective, results-based and focused organisation.
The Executive Board is one of UNESCO’s key decision-making bodies and oversees the implementation of the organisation’s work, as set by the biennial General Conference.
The UK’s four-year term of office begins immediately (2011-2015). The election was decided by UNESCO’s General Conference, the organisation’s highest decision-making body, which consists of all 194 Member States.
The Executive Board is made up of 58 Member States, including nine states from the ‘Group I’ region of Western Europe and North America. The Board meets twice a year. Non-Member States of the Board, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and movements are invited as observers.
Written: 03/11/2011 , last modified: 03/11/2011
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