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African diplomats deplore their isolation at UNESCO

Africa is significantly underrepresented in UNESCO's upper management. [...]

Published on 12.10.2023 at 04:40 GMT

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Africa
African diplomats deplore their isolation at UNESCO

Liberia
The true story of UNESCO's bogus cultural adviser

Egypt
The blotch on UNESCO director general candidate Khaled al-Anani's record

Egypt
Cairo loses out on UNESCO Priority Africa leadership role

South Africa
Pretoria defends top South African UNESCO official demoted for harassment

Egypt
Cairo's ambitious two-step UNESCO plan

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Morocco loses seat on UNESCO's executive council, despite DG Audrey Azoulay's backing