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Pretoria defends top South African UNESCO official demoted for harassment

Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Shamila Nair-Bedouelle addresses the closing session of World Science Forum, WSF, in Budapest, Hungary, 23 November 2019.
Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Shamila Nair-Bedouelle addresses the closing session of World Science Forum, WSF, in Budapest, Hungary, 23 November 2019. © Tamas Kovacs/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
South Africa's Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, a UNESCO assistant director-general, has been demoted after accusations of harassment. Pretoria said the punishment was excessive and denounced the UN agency's "culture of fear and intimidation". [...]
Published on 30.05.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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